'Cobra Kai's Martin Kove Confident Pal Sly Stallone Can Fix Stagnant Hollywood

Martin Kove is thrilled his old pal Sly Stallone has become a Hollywood ambassador via President Donald Trump … ’cause he thinks the town has lost its magic by becoming too political — and who better than “Rambo” to straighten things out?

TMZ caught up with the “Karate Kid” and “Cobra Kai” icon at LAX … and he straight-up told us Sly is ready to sweep H’wood’s leg if that’s what needs to be done to bring back some artistic sensibility.

MK is confident Sly — along with Jon Voight and Mel Gibson, also appointed by Trump — will get Hollywood back to making quality entertainment — and get the industry to scrap the soapboxes.

That said … Martin said he was impressed by the films nominated for Oscars this year — and that the show was not too political … so he thinks it’s clearly moving in the right direction.

Best known for playing the badass “Karate Kid” villain John Kreese … Martin tells “Cobra Kai” coming to an end is bittersweet — but he has multiple projects lined up, including a new film and comic book that he’s working on with his son.