<p>First Lady <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jill-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jill Biden</a> praised the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Paris that has faced backlash for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/paris-olympics-opening-ceremony-features-drag-parody-of-last-supper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mocking Christianity</a> as a &#8220;spectacular&#8221; display.</p>
<p>Biden, who <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/07/22/president-biden-announces-full-presidential-delegations-to-paris-france-to-attend-the-opening-and-closing-ceremonies-of-the-paris-2024-olympic-games/#:~:text=First%20Lady%20Jill%20Biden%20will,place%20on%20July%2026%2C%202024.&amp;text=Second%20Gentleman%20Douglas%20Emhoff%20will,place%20on%20August%2011%2C%202024." target="_blank" rel="noopener">led the U.S. delegation</a> to the opening ceremony on Friday, made the comments <a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/paris-opening-ceremony-first-lady-jill-biden-la-2028-olympics/3470647/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">during a brunch</a> celebrating the fact that the 2028 Olympics are going to be held in Los Angeles.</p>
<p>&#8220;It was spectacular,&#8221; Biden <a href="https://x.com/FoxNews/status/1817575741887758789" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “The rain did not dampen our spirits. &#8230; Every step of the way, I was thinking to myself, &#8216;Oh my god, oh my god. How are we going to top this?'&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">&#39;IT WAS SPECTACULAR&#39;: First lady Jill Biden fawns over Olympics opening ceremony that&#39;s received widespread backlash for featuring drag queens making fun of Last Supper. <a href="https://t.co/tpcZp4XFOe">pic.twitter.com/tpcZp4XFOe</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1817575741887758789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Biden <a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/paris-opening-ceremony-first-lady-jill-biden-la-2028-olympics/3470647/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">went on to note</a> how Paris has the Eiffel Tower, but Los Angeles has Hollywood.</p>
<p>&#8220;The magic of Hollywood that makes all dreams come true,&#8221; she said, adding later, &#8220;It’s a city where new generations of dreamers shape our culture.”</p>
<p>This year&#8217;s opening ceremony, which featured a number of acts, drew controversy for including a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/paris-olympics-opening-ceremony-features-drag-parody-of-last-supper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">drag show parody</a> of &#8220;The Last Supper&#8221; with Jesus Christ, his apostles, and Greek god Dionysus.</p>
<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a href="https://x.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1817229481972473922" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in</a> a post to X that the scene was &#8220;shocking and insulting to Christian people around the world who watched the opening ceremony.&#8221;</p>
<p>C Spire, a tech company based in Mississippi, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tech-company-drops-olympics-support-over-mockery-of-christianity-in-opening-ceremony" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that it would be removing ads from the Olympics.</p>
<p>“We were shocked by the mockery of the Last Supper during the opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics. C Spire will be pulling our advertising from the Olympics,” the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tech-company-drops-olympics-support-over-mockery-of-christianity-in-opening-ceremony" target="_blank" rel="noopener">firm said</a> on X.</p>
<p>NFL kicker <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/chiefs-harrison-butker-slams-paris-olympics-parody-last-supper-this-crazy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harrison Butker</a>, who earlier this year <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chiefs-kicker-slams-biden-and-dei-in-commencement-speech" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> President Joe Biden had betrayed his Catholic faith by supporting abortion access, and <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/258429/catholic-leaders-condemn-last-supper-scene-at-paris-olympics-opening" target="_blank" rel="noopener">religious leaders</a> also lashed out.</p>
<p>Amid the outrage, <a href="https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40661411/paris-2024-apologizes-last-supper-sketch-criticism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to ESPN</a>, organizers for this summer&#8217;s games apologized to Catholics and other Christian groups who took offense.</p>
<p>&#8220;Clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group. [The opening ceremony] tried to celebrate community tolerance,&#8221; said Paris 2024 spokesperson Anne Descamps.</p>
<p>She added, &#8220;We believe this ambition was achieved. If people have taken any offense, we are really sorry.&#8221;</p>
<p>The ceremony&#8217;s artistic director, Thomas Jolly, said, &#8220;We wanted to talk about diversity. Diversity means being together. We wanted to include everyone, as simple as that.&#8221;</p>

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