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\u201cSouth Park\u201d and the Department of Homeland Security sparred on X ahead of the show\u2019s new episode Wednesday night, which teasers indicate will once again target President Donald Trump as well as his administration\u2019s Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, as the series continues to provoke the administration\u2019s wrath.<\/p>\n
The previous “South Park” episode sparked the White House’s anger. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff\/Getty Images for Paramount+)<\/p>\n
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\u201cSouth Park\u201d teased the second episode of season 27 in a post on X<\/a> on Tuesday morning, depicting character Mr. Mackey dressed as an ICE officer standing alongside another character who appears to be Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.<\/p>\n In the episode, titled \u201cGot A Nut,\u201d Mr. Mackey \u201closes his job\u201d and \u201cdesperately tries to find a new way to make a living,\u201d according to the post.<\/p>\n On Tuesday afternoon, the Department of Homeland Security hit back at \u201cSouth Park\u201d by posting<\/a> a still from the teaser in which ICE agents are seen driving their cars, alongside a link urging people to apply to work for the agency.<\/p>\n \u201cSouth Park\u201d responded<\/a> to the agency\u2019s post on Tuesday night: \u201cWait, so we ARE relevant? #eatabagofdicks,\u201d referencing the White House\u2019s claim the show \u201chasn\u2019t been relevant for over 20 years\u201d after it skewered Trump in July\u2019s season premiere.<\/p>\n A video preview for the new episode teases the return of a satirized Trump alongside a cartoon Satan, who was depicted as Trump\u2019s lover in the season premiere.<\/p>\n In the preview, character Eric Cartman appears to speak at a town hall, where he chastises another character, whom he tells to \u201cshut up\u201d because she \u201chates America and loves abortions.\u201d<\/p>\n The episode will air Wednesday night at 10 p.m. EDT on Comedy Central and will stream on Paramount+ the following day.<\/p>\n How Did \u201csouth Park\u201d Anger The Trump Administration?<\/p>\n The White House slammed<\/a> \u201cSouth Park\u201d as a \u201cfourth-rate\u201d show that \u201chasn\u2019t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention\u201d after it targeted Trump in its season 27 premiere last month. The episode satirized Trump\u2019s tendency to sue his opponents, depicting the president suing the entire town of South Park after residents oppose the government\u2019s push to teach Christianity in schools. Trump is portrayed throughout the episode as having small genitals for comedic effect, and in multiple scenes, he jumps in bed with Satan, who is depicted as his lover but rebuffs his sexual advances. The episode concludes on a lifelike portrayal of Trump wandering nude through a desert as a voiceover says his genitals are \u201cteeny tiny, but his love for us is large.\u201d The episode also knocks Paramount\u2019s settlement after the Trump administration filed a lawsuit accusing the company of deceptively editing a \u201c60 Minutes\u201d interview of his former election opponent, former Vice President Kamala Harris. In the episode, Jesus Christ tells the South Park townspeople he had to visit them because of the \u201clawsuit and an agreement with Paramount,\u201d and he asks: \u201cDo you really want to end up like Colbert?\u201d referencing the late-night show\u2019s cancellation. The ending scene of a lifelike Trump is also presented as a faux public service announcement, referencing Trump\u2019s claim<\/a> that the Paramount settlement will provide him $20 million worth of advertising and PSAs.<\/p>\n Why Is \u201csouth Park\u201d Heading To Paramount+?<\/p>\n The entire \u201cSouth Park\u201d catalog will depart HBO Max on Tuesday and head to Paramount+ after series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone struck a $1.5 billion deal with Paramount, through which they will produce 50 new episodes over five years. The deal followed negotiations that were reportedly tense<\/a>, as lawyers representing the \u201cSouth Park\u201d creators threatened to sue Jeff Shell, a former NBCUniversal executive who is set to become Paramount\u2019s president following the Skydance merger, for allegedly interfering with negotiations with other potential buyers. In a statement on X<\/a> last month, Parker and Stone said the \u201cmerger is a sh\u2014tshow and it\u2019s f\u2014ing up \u2018South Park.\u2019 We are at the studio working on new episodes and we hope the fans get to see them somehow.\u201d<\/p>\n Tangent<\/p>\n The $1.5 billion deal with Paramount made Parker and Stone billionaires, according to Forbes estimates<\/a>. Both creators are worth an estimated $1.2 billion each.<\/p>\n Further Reading<\/p>\n