"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

The actor, whose action blockbuster career's apex coincided with the president-elect's days ruling New York as a real estate mogul, sang his praises at a Mar-a-Lago event.

Sylvester Stallone heaped praises on the president-elect, comparing him to his “Rocky” character and calling him the “second George Washington.”

During a speech introducing Donald Trump, Sylvester Stallone called the president-elect 'the 2nd George Washington.' He also compared hum to Rocky.

Actor Sylvester Stallone praised President-elect Trump as the "second George Washington" and a "mythical character." He also invoked his iconic boxing movie, "Rocky" in his speech on Thursday night and said he was in "awe" of the election results.

Sylvester Stallone says President-elect Trump is as legendary as America’s first commander in chief, praising him as the “second George Washington.” “When George Washington defended this country, he had no idea that he was gonna change the world,

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,

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;

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.