Sylvester Stallone in contrast Donald Trump to his well-known character “Rocky Balboa,” saying he was in awe of the president-elect’s victory within the 2024 election and labeling him a legendary determine.
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The enduring actor delivered a speech at an occasion in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property on Thursday night time — kicking issues off by discussing the primary scene of his 1976 traditional boxing movie, “Rocky.”
Sly advised the viewers the digital camera pans from a wall portray of Jesus Christ in a transformed church with a boxing ring, the place Rocky is getting pummeled by his opponent because the phrases, “Resurrection AC Club,” will be seen within the background.
At that second, Sly mentioned, Rocky turns into the chosen one that begins his journey and goes by means of a metamorphosis to alter lives “just like President Trump.”
Sly characterised Trump as a “mythical character,” saying he was “awed” by the forty seventh president’s landslide win towards Kamala Harris.
Sly famous, “This particular person doesn’t exist on this planet. No one might’ve pulled off what he pulled off so I’m in awe.”
Sly additionally likened Trump to the primary U.S. President, George Washington, explaining that GW had no clue he was going to alter the world whereas defending the nation through the American Revolution.
“Guess what,” Sly asked the crowd. “We bought the second George Washington.”
Sly then congratulated Trump and welcomed him onto the stage in entrance of his many supporters, together with Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson.
