EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Lee Calls On Second Gentleman To Condemn Christian ‘Mockery’ During Olympic Ceremony

In the aftermath of the provocative opening ceremony during the Paris Olympics, Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah urged Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff in a letter Thursday to defend Christians as he leads the American delegation at the closing ceremony on Aug. 11.

The Paris Olympics opening ceremony on July 26 invoked outrage among many viewers for its Christian “mockery,” most notably by reenacting the Last Supper and using drag queens to replace Christ and his disciples. In response to the scandalous display, Lee called on Emhoff to convey the country’s “disappointment and opposition” to the opening ceremony, which he deemed an “insult against America’s 210 million practicing Christians.”

“The Paris Opening Ceremonies were a lazy slap in the face to Christians across the globe by people so devoid of talent and inspiration that they mock sacred art to feel special,” Lee told the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation. “I hope that Mr. Emhoff, as part of the Presidential Delegation to the Olympic Games speaks up for people of faith in America and across the world—it is the very least he could do.”

“As a representative of the United States to these ceremonies, you have a unique opportunity and responsibility to convey the feelings of the American people in response to this bastardization of the Olympic tradition,” Lee