Sylvester Stallone welcomed Donald Trump to the stage at the President-elect’s Mar-a-Lago event Thursday evening, praising him as the “second George Washington.” The two shook hands before Trump’s headlining speech for the America First Policy Institute gala,

"Nobody in the world could have pulled off what he pulled off, so I’m in awe," the actor said in a speech at the Mar-A-Lago Club

Sylvester Stallone made a surprise appearance at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday night, where it appears he has officially come out of the MAGA closet. Stallone introduced President-elect Donald Trump at the American First Policy Institute’s black-tie gala;

Sylvester Stallone has described U.S. president-elect Donald Trump as the "second George Washington". While introducing the Republican Party leader at the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach,

We’re in the presence of a really mythical character,” Stallone said, before adding that “nobody could have pulled off what Trump did”. The Rocky star then welcomed the next president on stage where the pair embraced before Trump delivered a victory lap speech.