'Fourth-rate show': Trump melts down at South Park creators over 'scorched earth' episode

Animated show South Park's 27th season debuted Wednesday night, and President Donald Trump is already livid over the cartoon's depiction of him in the series' latest episode.

According to Rolling Stone's Andrew Perez and Asawin Suebsaeng, the White House raged at South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker — as well as the show's fanbase — for supposedly attempting to "derail President Trump's hot streak." White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers also complained to the outlet that liberals have changed their tune on the raunchy cartoon now that Trump is the target of its mockery.

"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,” Rogers told Rolling Stone. “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."

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"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," she continued. "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."

According to a Thursday review by Slate's David Mack, the season 27 premiere pilloried the president in numerous ways, which came as a surprise given that Stone and Parker previously said during the 2024 election season that they had nothing left to say about Trump. The episode referenced multiple ongoing events, like the administration's refusal to release the DOJ's evidence on convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, CBS' cancellation of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and Paramount — CBS' parent company — settling with Trump over his 60 Minutes lawsuit. Mack referred to the show as "ballsy" given that Paramount just bought the rights to South Park in a $1.5 billion deal with Stone and Parker. Puck News media reporter Dylan Byers remarked that the show's attacks on Paramount were "scorched earth."

"Over the course of the episode, [Trump] threatens to sue anyone who displeases him, from the unhappy South Park residents to a painter working on an unflattering portrait of him," Mack wrote. "... In another scene, Trump appears to be hosting a MAGA tailgate in the White House gardens, where women with filler-pumped lips and in Trump-themed bikinis dine on cheeseburgers, cans of Coke, and PBR. At one point, Kid Rock can be seen with groupies, while a person who appears to be Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene relaxes in a pool on a Trump floatie."

"And, yes, Epstein gets his requisite mention," he continued. "Satan, uncomfortable with the rumors on social media, tells Trump at one point: 'It’s weird that whenever it comes up, you just tell everyone to relax.'"

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Click here to read Slate's review, and click here to read the Trump administration's statement in Rolling Stone (subscriptions required).