Former President Trump 2024 Paris Olympics Critics claimed the scene was a parody of Leonardo da Vinci’s classic painting, “The Last Supper,” sparking outrage.
“The truth is, I thought the opening ceremony was a disgrace,” Trump told “The Ingraham Angle” on Monday. “I thought it was a disgrace.”
The scene depicts dancers and cross-dressers gathered around a table reminiscent of the Last Supper between Jesus and his disciples.
During the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, delegates arrived at the Trocadero as spectators watched French singer Philippe Catherine perform on a giant screen. (Ludovic Marin – Pool/Getty Images)
French Bishops’ Conference At the ceremony “It contained scenes that mocked and insulted Christianity.”
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, also condemned the scene. In X’s post“Last night’s mockery of ‘The Last Supper’ is shocking and offensive to Christians around the world who watched the Olympic opening ceremony,” he wrote. “The battle against our faith and traditional values knows no bounds today, but we know that truth and virtue will always prevail,” he wrote.
Thomas Jolly, Director of Opening Ceremonies, said: He spoke to French television station BFMTV. Over the weekend, he said “The Last Supper” was not the inspiration for the much-criticized scene.
“This is not my inspiration,” he said. “This is Dionysus coming to the table. He’s here because he is the Greek god of festivals. He’s the god of wine, one of the jewels of France. And he’s the father of Sequana, the goddess associated with the Seine. The idea was to do a pagan festival associated with the Olympian gods.”
“I can never find in myself a desire to ridicule or denigrate anyone. I wanted it to be a ceremony of repair, reconciliation and also a reaffirmation of the values of our republic: liberty, equality and fraternity,” Jolie continued.
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Mr Trump said that if he were to attend the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and be able to influence organisers, he would not depict “The Last Supper”.
The LA28 presentation and conference showcased images of Los Angeles in Paris, France on Tuesday. (Wally Scalisi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
“There’s not going to be a Last Supper as depicted the other night,” he told Fox News host Laura Ingraham.
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“I mean, they could do certain things, and I thought it was terrible,” Trump said. “I’m all for everybody. I’m very open-minded. But I thought what they did was disgraceful.”
