John Oliver has mocked Donald Trump over his response to the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. The ceremony caused controversy after one sketch was widely interpreted to be a parody of Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous The Last Supper painting – a detail denied behind the event organiser. Paris 2024 artistic director Thomas Jolly, who has since received death threats , said the sketch was instead meant to depict a pagan feast linked to the gods of Olympus and celebrate diversity, feasting and French gastronomy.
Despite this, the performance that featured drag queens, a transgender model, a naked singer posing as the Greek god of wine Dionysus, and a child, led to criticism from the Catholic Church, with the Vatican saying it was “saddened” by the inclusion. Another prominent figure weighing in on the controvers y was Trump , who told Fox News: “I’m very open-minded, but I thought what they did was a disgrace. I mean, they can do certain things.
I thought it was terrible.” Late night host Oliver addressed Trump’s reaction to the “parody” on the latest episode of Last Week Tonight , which aired on Sunday (4 August). He said: “It’s always strange to watch Trump act like he cares about religions.
Because to echo something I heard someone say recently, I didn’t know he was a Christian until a number of years ago when he happened to turn Christian. “All of a sudden, he made a turn and became a Christian person.” Paris prosecutors are currently investigating ha.