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Donald Trump gave a speech at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) Gala that took place at Mar-a-Lago. He was introduced by “Rocky” actor and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone, who gave a brief but impactful speech. He only spoke for a couple of minutes, but his brief remarks are making waves on social media.
I was honestly surprised when I found out that Stallone was going to be there. He’s been not entirely forthcoming about his politics, and the last I heard, he didn’t vote for Trump in 2020 or 2016.
“I’m sitting back on this one, I know Joe Biden, great guy,” Stallone told Variety in 2019. “I try to really stay out of it even though everyone assumes I’m hardcore right, which is not true.”
He added, “I won’t go to fundraisers; I won’t do anything. I’m just an old filmmaker and that’s it.”
And as far as I can tell, he never publicly endorsed anyone in this cycle.
But there he was, introducing Trump at the event. The Daily Beast described his appearance as “coming out of the MAGA closet.” I guess that’s true.
“I didn’t expect this, but I’ll just keep it short and sweet because there’s no such a thing as a speech too short”, Stallone began his Mar-a-Lago speech.
