Trump and House Speaker Blast Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

Former US President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson have criticized the opening ceremony of the Paris Summer Olympics. They described it as a disgrace and insulting to Christians due to a scene that parodied Leonardo da Vinci’s 'The Last Supper.'


Devdiscourse News Desk | Washington DC | Updated: 30-07-2024 07:30 IST | Created: 30-07-2024 07:30 IST
Trump and House Speaker Blast Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
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Former US President Donald Trump has strongly criticized the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Paris, describing it as a 'disgrace.' The scene in question has sparked controversy for allegedly parodying Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, 'The Last Supper.'

During an interview on 'The Ingraham Angle' on Fox News, Trump expressed his disapproval, saying, 'I thought that the opening ceremony was a disgrace, actually.'

House Speaker Mike Johnson echoed Trump's sentiment, calling the depiction 'shocking and insulting' to Christians in a post on X. He stated, 'The war on our faith and traditional values knows no bounds today, but truth and virtue will always prevail.'

(With inputs from agencies.)

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