{"id":2369345,"date":"2024-11-15T08:59:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T13:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-george-washington-sylvester-stallone-gives-phenomenal-introduction-for-trump-during-mar-a-lago-event\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T09:00:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T14:00:22","slug":"second-george-washington-sylvester-stallone-gives-phenomenal-introduction-for-trump-during-mar-a-lago-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-george-washington-sylvester-stallone-gives-phenomenal-introduction-for-trump-during-mar-a-lago-event\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Second George Washington&#8217;: Sylvester Stallone Gives Phenomenal Introduction for Trump During Mar-a-Lago Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecond-george-washington-sylvester-stallone-gives-phenomenal-introduction-for-trump-during-mar-a-lago-event%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2369345&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At a gala event celebrating President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s election victory, Oscar-winning actor Sylvester Stallone delivered \u2062a passionate speech drawing parallels between \u2063Trump and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-statues-topple-so-do-our-freedoms\/\" title=\"As statues fall, freedom crumbles.\">significant historical figures<\/a>, including \u2064George Washington and Jesus. Stallone \u200dlikened Trump\u2019s rise in politics to his own journey to Hollywood success, emphasizing the formidable \u200cchallenges both faced. He referenced a scene from his iconic film, *Rocky*, where a church \u2063transformed into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-mike-tyson-wear-a-trust-in-god-not-in-vaccines-shirt\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Mike Tyson Wear A \u2018Trust In God, Not In Vaccines\u2019 Shirt?\">boxing ring<\/a> symbolizes resilience\u200b and transformation. Stallone \u2064described Trump as a\u2062 \u201cmythical character\u201d and celebrated his ability to effect change, \u2063suggesting \u2064Trump could be \u2062viewed as \u2063a \u2062\u201csecond George \u200dWashington\u201d in\u2064 American history. The speech culminated with a warm reception\u2064 from the audience as Stallone welcomed Trump to the\u200c stage.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Oscar winner Sylvester Stallone invoked both George Washington and Jesus while praising President-elect Donald Trump at&nbsp;a black-tie gala Thursday celebrating the billionaire&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-sends-message-to-democrats-and-rino-republicans-thousands-pouring-into-dc-wont-stand-for-stolen-election\/\" title=\"President Trump Sends Message to Democrats and RINO Republicans: \u2018Thousands Pouring Into DC Won\u2019t Stand for Stolen Election\u2019\">landslide election victory<\/a> at Mar-a-Lago.<\/p>\n<p>In an emotional speech, Stallone compared his own arduous road to Hollywood success to the near-insurmountable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-attorneys-respond-jack-smith-court-filing-say-234-year-unbroken-tradition-side\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obstacles<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-task-force-releases-report-trump-assassination-attempt-finds-stunning-security-failures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-dni-declassifies-bombshell-clinton-russia-collusion-documents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faced<\/a> in his trailblazing political career.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I made &lsquo;Rocky,&rsquo; if you remember, the first image was a picture of Jesus, and it said, &lsquo;Resurrection AC Club,&rsquo;&rdquo; Stallone said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I found a church that had been converted into a boxing ring. So the image pans down from Jesus onto Rocky being hit. And at that moment, he was the chosen person. And that&rsquo;s how I began the journey.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Something was going to happen. This man was going to go through a metamorphosis and change lives &mdash; just like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-triumph-complete-cnn-ratings-drop-94-declaring-war-incoming-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Trump<\/a>,&rdquo; the film icon said to raucous applause.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Stallone was referencing the opening scene of his hit 1976 Oscar-winning film, &ldquo;Rocky,&rdquo; in which the main character fights in a boxing ring at an old church.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are in the presence of a really mythical character. I love mythology,&rdquo; the actor said of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And this individual does not exist on this planet. Nobody in the world could have pulled off what he pulled off. So I&rsquo;m in awe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: Sylvester Stallone introduces Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, says Trump is like the &ldquo;second George Washington.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are in the presence of a really mythical character. I love mythology.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This individual does not exist on this planet. Nobody in the world could have pulled&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3SZn7bOjsM\">pic.twitter.com\/3SZn7bOjsM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1857241270210674967?\">November 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Stallone then compared Trump to America&rsquo;s first president, George Washington, who&rsquo;s widely hailed as the greatest POTUS in U.S. history.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I&rsquo;ll just say this, and I mean it,&rdquo; Stallone continued, &ldquo;when George Washington defended his country, he had no idea that he was going to change the world. Because without him, you could imagine what the world would look like. Guess what? We got the second George Washington. Congratulations!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;Rocky&rdquo; star then welcomed Trump to the stage, and the two exchanged a warm hug.<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s a lot of Catholic iconography in &ldquo;Rocky,&rdquo; a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">cinematic tour de force<\/a> that celebrates the underdog triumphing over enormous odds.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Did something about the movie Rocky give you chills growing up?<\/p>\n<p>The man behind the legendary Rocky music said it was entirely inspired by the Catholic Mass. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S9MRHR4mce\">pic.twitter.com\/S9MRHR4mce<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeremy Wayne Tate (@JeremyTate41) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeremyTate41\/status\/1850724561081299144?\">October 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, legendary &ldquo;Rocky&rdquo; composer Bill Conti has said that the film&rsquo;s gripping soundtrack was inspired by the Catholic mass.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a heartfelt speech, Stallone likened his challenging journey to Hollywood success to the formidable challenges Trump encountered in his groundbreaking political path. He referenced the opening scene of his iconic 1976 film &#8220;Rocky,&#8221; where the protagonist fights in a boxing ring set in an old church, stating that it symbolized a transformative journey akin to Trump&#8217;s impact. Stallone expressed admiration for Trump, calling him a &#8220;mythical character&#8221; and comparing him to Washington, suggesting that just as Washington changed the world without knowing it, so too would Trump. 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