White House hits back at South Park after season premiere jabbed Trump
White House calls South Park a ‘fourth-rate show’ after season premiere mocks Trump
- Long-running satirical cartoon South Park returned this week after a two-year hiatus with an episode depicting President Trump in various controversial scenarios.
- The White House reacted angrily to the premiere, with spokesperson Taylor Rogers criticizing the show as irrelevant and unoriginal.
- The episode, titled “Sermon on the Mount”, featured Trump suing the fictional residents of South Park for $5bn, eventually settling for $3.5bn and requiring pro-Trump messaging.
- The show's return follows a landmark $1.5bn licensing deal between its creators and Paramount, securing 50 new episodes over five years.
- The article also highlights Paramount's recent $16m settlement with Trump and the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, amidst speculation of political motivation.