Trump administration officials fired back angrily Thursday at “South Park” creators, branding their satirical series as obsolete after the show used artificial intelligence to ridicule the president in ways that hit uncomfortably close to home.
“This show hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention,” declared White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers. She added: “President Trump has delivered on more promises in just six months than any other president in our country’s history—and no fourth-rate show can derail President Trump’s hot streak.”
The administration’s ire centers on the Comedy Central program’s season opener, which delivered a comprehensive satirical assault on Trump’s presidency and cultural impact. The episode portrayed Trump as a litigious bully threatening to sue the town of South Park for $5 billion after residents protest Jesus appearing in their schools — a storyline that, to point out the obvious, doubles as commentary on corporate legal intimidation.
The show depicted a transformed America under Trump’s influence: NPR silenced, transgender people banned from public restrooms, and schools rebranded from “politically correct” to “Power Christian.” Most audaciously, the episode showed Trump hosting MAGA tailgates on White House grounds, complete with women in Trump-themed bikinis, while the Oval Office walls displayed paintings of the president in compromising positions.
Beyond the crude imagery, the episode’s Satan character pressed Trump about Jeffrey Epstein connections: “It’s weird that whenever it comes up, you just tell everyone to relax. Are you on the list or not?” The show also had a “Pro-Trump PSA” featuring a deepfake of an unclothed Trump in the desert with a talking tiny peepee.
The show’s Jesus character delivered pointed commentary on media intimidation: “You guys saw what happened to CBS? Well, guess who owns CBS? Paramount. You really want to end up like Colbert?” The episode’s title, “Sermon on the ‘Mount,” doubles as corporate wordplay.
When confronted Thursday about the backlash during a Comic-Con appearance, co-creator Trey Parker offered mock contrition: “We’re terribly sorry,” to a laughing audience.
The White House’s complaints ring hollow, especially given Trump’s recent social media behavior. Just three days earlier, as another pointless attempt to distract people from asking for the Epstein list, the president shared a deepfake on Truth Social depicting Barack Obama’s arrest in the Oval Office — complete with FBI agents restraining the former president while Trump grins approvingly. The manipulated video included no artificial intelligence disclaimers.
Matt Stone and Parker’s savage presidential takedown arrived alongside Paramount’s announcement of their $1.5 billion streaming agreement — 50 new episodes plus platform exclusivity. Not bad for a show that “hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years.”
The timing allowed immediate creative retaliation after weeks of Paramount’s Trump-related capitulations, including a $16 million settlement over CBS “60 Minutes” interview disputes and the cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The creators now mock these very compromises in their content.
Stone and Parker had previously vented frustration over corporate interference: “This merger is a s*tshow and it’s f*king up South Park. We are at the studio working on new episodes and we hope the fans get to see them somehow.”
YouTuber Blooms, who specializes in South Park content and has over 500,000 subscribers, captured the tactical brilliance in a post on X that was reported by Newsweek: “So literally the day after paramount signs a deal with them and settles with Trump, they decide to enact their revenge for all the times paramount has screwed them over by taking advantage of Donald Trumps insecurity—after just taking $1.5 billion from the company. This is supervillain-level 200 iq plays from Matt and Trey.”
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The creators of South Park are on the record saying that if the show had to be animated in the US they would cancel it. Bet they liked open borders for the ‘cheap labor’. Good Dems know that while you can’t own slaves like in the good old days, there’s always a workaround.