White House hits back after ‘South Park’ attacks Donald Trump: “This show hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years”

Donald Trump’s White House has come out fighting after South Park used its new episode to launch a scathing attack on the president.

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The first episode of the long-running animated series in two years, titled Sermon On The Mount, aired on Wednesday (July 23), and it included a number of personal shots at Trump, depicting him with a micro-penis and showing him in bed with Satan.

The president was depicted with an actual photo of his face superimposed on an animated body, with the White House plastered with nude portraits of Trump. The episode also made jabs at the rising Canadian tariffs, as well as the recent cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

Now, the White House has responded in strong terms, with spokesperson Taylor Rogers issuing a statement that read: “The Left’s hypocrisy truly has no end – for years they have come after South Park for what they labeled as ‘offense’ [sic] content, but suddenly they are praising the show.”

“Just like the creators of South Park, the Left has no authentic or original content, which is why their popularity continues to hit record lows. 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. 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.”

Towards the beginning of the episode, Cartman learned that his favourite radio show on NPR, where “liberals bitch and whine about stuff”, had been cancelled by the POTUS. This led to him criticising the prospect of government censorship, saying, “The government can’t cancel the show, I mean, what show are they going to cancel next?”, while also wearing a t-shirt that read “Woke is dead”.

Later, an AI-generated deep-fake version of Trump was shown wandering naked through the desert. It showed him collapsing, and his penis began talking and said: “‘I’m Donald J. Trump and I endorse this message”. A voiceover then said: “Trump! His penis is teeny-tiny, but his love for us is large.”

“South Park finally went back to its roots, the gloves are off,” one fan wrote in response to the episode on X, while another added: “If you haven’t watched the new #SouthPark …… Fucking watch the new South Park. Maybe their best episode ever.”

“The new #SouthPark is an absolute masterpiece and a shot across the bow to all those companies currently capitulating to Trump,” a third shared, while a fourth added: “Trey [Parker] and Matt [Stone] just gave the biggest ‘f you’ to Trump and I’m here for it.”

The new season comes just days after it was confirmed that the satirical show will no longer be available to stream in the UK, or anywhere outside the US, amid a disagreement between the show and its broadcaster.

This was due to tensions following a merger between studios Paramount (South Park’s broadcaster) and Skydance. It caused the show’s season 27 premiere to be pushed back from July 9 to July 23, and prompted creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to criticise the merger via the comedy’s official X account.

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