Vice President Kamala Harris might have had the upper hand with rubbing elbows with celebrities and having them campaign for her, which ultimately failed. But President-elect Donald Trump has popular friends in the business, too.
According to JustTheNews, Sylvester Stallone recently heaped praise on Trump, calling him the "second George Washington."
The moment happened as Stallone introduced the president-elect during an America First Policy Institute gala at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.
Stallone also invoked part of a famous speech he made in his iconic "Rocky" movies as he introduced Trump, who he also described as "mythical."
Stallone had the crowd at the gala hyped to the maximum degree. The New York Post described how he opened for Trump:
The 78-year-old Stallone described the opening scene of the first film where the camera pans down from a mural of Jesus inside an old church converted into a boxing gym as Rocky Balboa gets punched by his opponent, with the word “Resurrection AC Club” shown in the background.
"At that moment, he was a chosen person and that’s how I began the journey,” Stallone told the gala audience. "Something’s gonna happen, this man is gonna go through a metamorphosis and change lives."
"Just like President Trump," Stallone added, invoking an eruption of cheers from the attendees.
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“We are in the presence of a really mythical character. I love mythology.”
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Stallone continued to praise Trump, saying he was in "awe" of what Trump has managed to accomplish.
"This individual does not exist on this planet. Nobody could’ve pulled off what he pulled off, so I’m in awe," Stallone said.
Stallone wasn't done there, going on to describe Trump in one of the most honorable ways possible.
"When George Washington defended his country, he had no idea that he was going to change the world. ‘Cause without him, you could imagine what the world would look like," the award-winning actor said.
He added, "Guess what? We got the second George Washington."
Stallone then congratulated Trump on his victory and welcome him to the stage.
