Sylvester Stallone calls President-elect Trump 'second George Washington' during AFPI Gala introduction

Actor and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone introduced President-elect Donald Trump astatine the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) Gala connected Thursday with a abbreviated and saccharine code successful which helium called Trump the "second George Washington."

The "Rocky" histrion was the last talker of the nighttime – lone talking for astir 2 minutes – earlier the president-elect took the signifier astatine Mar-a-Lago.

When starting disconnected his speech, Stallone began speaking astir his "Rocky" quality and however helium was "going to spell done a metamorphosis and alteration lives, conscionable similar President Trump."

"We are successful the beingness of a truly mythical character. Nobody successful the satellite could person pulled disconnected what helium pulled off, truthful I'm successful awe," helium said.

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Actor Sylvester Stallone likened President-elect Trump to his "Rocky" quality and said helium is the "second George Washington" portion introducing him astatine the AFPI Gala astatine Mar-a-Lago connected Thursday. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

He continued connected by comparing Trump to George Washington and however his dedication to America changed the world. 

"When George Washington defended his country, helium had nary thought that helium was going to alteration the satellite due to the fact that without him, you could ideate what the satellite would look like. Guess what? We've got the 2nd George Washington. Congratulations!" Stallone said earlier Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the U.S.A." began playing.

After a little pause, Trump walked onto the signifier to Stallone's instauration and shook his manus portion saying a fewer words to the actor.

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President-elect Trump was welcomed to the podium astatine the AFPI Gala by histrion and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

While Stallone has stayed beauteous quiescent astir his idiosyncratic authorities implicit the years and admitted to not voting successful the 2016 and 2020 elections, helium did archer Variety mag successful 2016 that helium liked Trump.

"I emotion Donald Trump," helium said astatine the time. "There are definite radical similar Arnold [Schwarzenegger], Babe Ruth, that are bigger than life. But I don't cognize however that translates to moving the world."

The "Rocky" histrion told Variety mag successful 2016 that helium loved Donald Trump and described him arsenic "bigger than life," but said helium wasn't definite however that translated to "running the world." (Ryan Emberley/Getty Images for Netflix)

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Stallone did not publically endorse Trump during the 2024 predetermination cycle, but helium did reply a FaceTime telephone from Fox News' Brett Baier successful October and encouraged Pennsylvania voters to "keep punching."

His code astatine Mar-a-Lago connected Thursday marks the archetypal clip helium has publically shared his thoughts surrounding a Trump presidency.