US President Donald Trump tweets an image of himself as Rocky Balboa

The original image of this tweet is an advertisement for the 1982 film "Rocky III" starring Sylvester Stallone, who played Balboa in several films.

The tweeted photo of a hunky Trump drew instant and sustained mockery online, as well as retweets from the president's admirers, who enjoy the way he has brought showmanship into the White House.

"Now we know what they did to him at that mysterious doctor’s visit?" quipped NBC News anchor Andrea Mitchell over the faked Trump boxer.

(With inputs from AFP)