South Park takes a jab at President Donald Trump
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South Park roared back into relevancy with the show’s season 27 premiere, mocking President Donald Trump, seemingly daring the president to sue the show.
Clips from the premiere quickly spread through social media, with the show’s signature crude humor proving a hit—many were satisfied to see schoolyard taunts used against a president known for punching down.
What Happened In ‘South Park’s’ Donald Trump Episode?
South Park’s season 27 premiere sees Cartman lament the death of “woke” culture, as the rise of reactionary sentiment ripples through the quiet mountain town.
Normally, South Park pushes back against political correctness, but this time, show creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone seem to think the pendulum has swung too far in the other direction.
PC Principal, the show’s signature social justice warrior, has become a born-again Christian who has invited Jesus Christ himself into the school, much to the dismay of the parents.
Amusingly, Cartman has found himself alienated by so-called “death of woke,” as he no longer feels like a rebel against polite society—now, he’s just another edgelord.
Mr. Garrison, the show’s warped version of Donald Trump, has been replaced by a far more direct parody, based on the show’s old caricature of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein—South Park’s new Trump proudly parades his naked body in the White House, complete with comically undersized genitalia.
This version of Trump is a lawsuit-happy hedonist who is literally in bed with Satan (in South Park, Satan is something of a lost soul, often ending up in abusive relationships).
When the parents of South Park push back against Trump, complaining about the rise of religion in the classroom, Jesus warns them to drop it, and hints that the show might be cancelled, whispering, “You really want to end up like Colbert?”
Jesus also makes a reference to a “lawsuit and an agreement with Paramount,” seemingly a reference to Paramount’s $16 million settlement with Donald Trump.
As Trump waltzes around South Park, threatening to sue in response to every single criticism, the episode feels very much like Parker and Stone trying to provoke President Trump into legal action.
The episode ends with a satirical PSA featuring a realistic, seemingly AI-generated version of Trump wandering the desert, before stripping down and revealing his small penis, which then talks directly to the camera.
Parker and Stone have since revealed that the network had “notes” for the provocative episode, and that there was serious disagreement over Trump’s genitalia, with the network wanting his penis blurred.
Stone, however, insisted that the penis stay in focus, and ended up getting his way after adding eyeballs to the diminutive organ, arguing that the network couldn’t blur the penis because it was a “character.”
Did The White House React To ‘South Park’?
While there was no social media post from Trump, the White House was provoked into a reaction, with Trump’s spokesperson Taylor delivering a statement:
“The Left’s hypocrisy truly has no end—for years they have come after South Park for what they labeled as ‘offensive’ content, but suddenly, they are praising the show.”
Rogers went on to dismiss South Park, stating, “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.”
As this was only the premiere, it’s likely that the show will continue to mercilessly mock Trump—Parker and Stone have always been willing to push boundaries.
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