‘South Park’ Creators React To White House’s Harsh Response Over Donald Trump Episode
- South Park released a trailer on July 29 showing Donald Trump's animated character rubbing Satan's leg under a table in an upcoming episode airing August 6.
- The Season 27 premiere on July 23 featured a storyline where Trump is shown in an intimate and provocative interaction with Satan, prompting a fierce response from the White House.
- In the episode, Trump sues the residents of South Park for $5 billion, resulting in a settlement that requires the town to create public service announcements supporting him.
- White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers criticized South Park as outdated and accused the political Left of hypocrisy for switching from condemning to praising the show.
- The continued satire of Trump in South Park highlights ongoing tensions between the administration and the show amid a $1.5 billion licensing deal for five more seasons with Paramount.
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The 27th season of the animated series marks a historic start despite the criticisms of the White House. The first episode, where Donald Trump is caricatured naked and begging Satan, attracted nearly 6 million spectators.
South Park Earns Trump’s Immunity Clause
President Trump summed up his philosophy earlier this week:Show biz and television is a very simple business. If you get ratings, you can say or do anything. If you don’t, you always become a victim.By that measure, South Park just earned carte blanche.The long-running animated satire kick
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