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.

Stallone compared Trump to George Washington and his iconic film character Rocky Balboa during a black-tie gala at Mar-a-Lago.

Legendary actor Sylvester Stallone called President-elect Donald Trump the "second George Washington" during the star-studded America First Policy Conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday night. The 78-year-old Hollywood star described the opening scene of the first Rocky film where the camera pans down from a mural of Jesus inside an old church converted into a boxing gym as the titular character gets punched by his opponent,