John Oliver has mocked Donald Trump over his response to the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.
The ceremony caused controversy after some viewers interpreted a sketch 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 depicting a pagan feast linked to the gods of Olympus in order to celebrate diversity and pay tribute to feasting and French gastronomy.
Despite this. the moment, which featured drag queens, a transgender model, a naked singer made up 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.
One person who also interpreted the sketch to be a parody of The Last Supper 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 hate speech Jolly has since received online. The Paris prosecutors’ office said in a statement that Jolly filed a police complaint last week – four days after the opening ceremony – for death threats, “public insults” and “defamation.”
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Earlier this year Tump was lampooned on Saturday Night Live for his attempts to sell bibles.
Trump released an infomercial in which, ahead of Easter Sunday, he endorsed a “God Bless The USA” Bible.
The Republican presidential candidate wrote on Truth Social: “Happy Holy Week! Let’s Make America Pray Again. As we lead into Good Friday and Easter, I encourage you to get a copy of the God Bless The USA Bible,” and went onto share posts that compared him to Jesus.