His detractors used the tweet as an opportunity to take swings at Trump, calling the Republcian president “delusional” and “narcissistic.”“Is it just me or did this Trump Rocky photo make anyone else throw up in their mouth a little?” tweeted actress Angela Belcamino. Actor Sylvester Stallone, who said “I love Donald Trump” in a 2016 interview with Variety, played Rocky Balboa in the “Rocky” movie series about a washed-up fighter in Philadelphia who rose up the ranks to win the heavyweight championship of the world. “Rocky IV,” in which Balboa beat Russian Ivan Drago, opened in theaters on this date in 1985, which could explain why Trump posted the image on Wednesday. Trump, however, did not include text in the post. Some in the media speculated that it was in reference to his ability to fight off controversy during the ongoing impeachment inquiry in Congress.

Source: National Post November 28, 2019 00:43 UTC