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.

When George Washington defended this country, he had no idea that he was gonna change the world,” Stallone said, prior to introducing the president-elect. "Because without him, you could imagine what the world would look like.

Action star and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone introduced President-elect Donald Trump as a “mythical character” and the “second George Washington” Thursday while introducing the next president at the America First Policy Institute gala.

During a speech introducing Donald Trump at the America First Policy Institute Gala held in Palm Beach, Fla. at the Mar-A-Lago Club tonight, Sylvester Stallone called the president-elect “the 2nd George Washington.

"We're in the presence of a really mythical character. I love mythology," Stallone said at the event, before Trump joined him on the stage.

Sylvester Stallone says Donald Trump is the ‘second George Washington’ Actor Sylvester Stallone congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory during a gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, referring to the president-elect as "the second George Washington.