{"id":2466688,"date":"2025-07-25T12:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T16:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-south-park-episode-that-mocks-his-presidency\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T12:17:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T16:17:11","slug":"trump-responds-to-south-park-episode-that-mocks-his-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-south-park-episode-that-mocks-his-presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump responds to South Park episode that mocks his presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-responds-to-south-park-episode-that-mocks-his-presidency%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2466688&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>former President Donald Trump responded to an episode of teh animated show *South Park* that satirized his presidency. The episode,which aired as part of *South Park&#8217;s* season premiere on Paramount+,depicted Trump in various controversial scenes,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cpac-unloads-on-hyatt-hotels-for-allegedly-lying-about-stage-debacle-you-recruited-us-helped-build-stage\/\" title=\"CPAC Unloads On Hyatt Hotels For Allegedly Lying About Stage Debacle: \u2018You Recruited Us,\u2019 Helped Build Stage\">including sharing<\/a> a bed with the devil and threatening lawsuits against those who opposed him. The plot involved a fictional $8 billion merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media, with a storyline about &#8220;pro-Trump messaging&#8221; as part of a settlement with local townspeople.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told the *Washington Examiner* that he was unfamiliar with *South Park* and had never watched the show. A White House spokeswoman criticized the episode, calling the show irrelevant and its portrayal of Trump an attempt to gain attention, emphasizing instead the former president&#8217;s accomplishments during his term.<\/p>\n<p>The episode is seen as part of ongoing cultural and media conflicts involving Trump and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/siriusxm-pandora-cmt-iheartradio-pull-morgan-wallen-music-following-n-word-video-recorded-by-neighbor\/\" title=\"SiriusXM, Pandora, CMT, iHeartRadio Pull Morgan Wallen Music Following N-Word ... Recorded By Neighbor\">major media companies<\/a>, including recent disputes with CBS and *60 Minutes*. Following his comments on the show, Trump was preparing for a trip to Scotland to meet UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and play golf.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump responds to South Park episode that mocks his presidency<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2181781\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> said Friday he &ldquo;knows nothing about&rdquo; the new <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3480980\/south-park-season-premier-mocks-paramount-deal-pro-trump-messaging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"South Park\">South Park<\/a><\/em>  episode that poked fun at his administration and portrayed Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Q1xR3Xidq84?feature=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sharing a bed\">sharing a bed<\/a> with the devil.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know anything about<em> South Park<\/em>,&rdquo; Trump told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never watched <em>South Park<\/em>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3482148\/trump-pardon-ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-case\/\">Trump: &#8216;I&#8217;m allowed&#8217; to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell but &#8216;haven&#8217;t thought&#8217; of Epstein case clemency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3481964\/rethinking-russiagate-shadow-epstein-files\/\">Rethinking Russiagate in the shadow of the Epstein files<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3481885\/nyt-report-trump-contributor-epstein-birthday-book\/\">Trump listed as contributor to Epstein birthday book: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WEX Editorial Intern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoelzAlly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GoelzAlly<\/a> asks Trump about South Park <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mUpHnFVEod\">pic.twitter.com\/mUpHnFVEod<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1948761937690419287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In <em>South Park&rsquo;s<\/em> season premiere, the townspeople were upset about having Jesus in schools, which prompted the president to threaten them with a $5 billion lawsuit. Jesus then tried to convince the townspeople to settle with the president, saying he had to return to the schools due to &ldquo;the agreement with Paramount.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The episode, which aired on Paramount+, follows the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3481899\/fcc-approves-skydance-merger-paramount-dei-assurances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" $8 billion merger\"> $8 billion merger<\/a> between Paramount Global and Skydance Media over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"DEI\">diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/a> assurances. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-communications-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Federal Communications Commission\">Federal Communications Commission<\/a> recently approved the merger.<\/p>\n<p>It also follows Trump&rsquo;s recent feud with <em>60 Minutes<\/em>, which settled earlier this month, and CBS News&rsquo;s cancellation of <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You guys saw what happened to CBS? Well, guess who owns CBS? Paramount. You really want to end up like Colbert? You guys got to stop being stupid,&rdquo; Jesus told the townspeople in the episode.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3481451\/donald-trump-south-park-season-27\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"episode\">episode<\/a>, the townspeople settled with the president for $3.5 billion, under the condition that they would start advertising &ldquo;pro-Trump messaging.&rdquo; The episode ended with a &ldquo;pro-Trump PSA,&rdquo; which showed a realistic video of Trump wandering naked in the desert, ending with the phrase, &ldquo;He Trumped Us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The episode also put Trump&rsquo;s face on a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >naked animated body<\/a>, including in bed with Satan, and showed Trump threatening to sue anyone who didn&rsquo;t agree with him.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Rogers, a White House spokeswoman, blasted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jack-black-addresses-controversial-trump-joke-sparks-deportation-warning-is-tenacious-d-over\/\" title=\"Jack Black addresses controversial ... joke, sparks deportation warning. Is Tenacious D over?\">show&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s depiction of Trump and said it&rsquo;s a reflection of why the Left is unpopular.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This show hasn&rsquo;t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention,&rdquo; Rogers said in a statement. &ldquo;President Trump has delivered on more promises in just six months than any other president in our country&rsquo;s history &mdash; and no fourth-rate show can derail President Trump&rsquo;s hot streak.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3480980\/south-park-season-premier-mocks-paramount-deal-pro-trump-messaging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>SOUTH PARK MOCKS PARAMOUNT DEAL AND &lsquo;PRO-TRUMP MESSAGING&rsquo; IN SEASON PREMIERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump was asked if he had any reaction to being in bed with the devil in the episode, and he responded by repeating, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never watched <em>South Park.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Trump is now heading to Scotland, where he will meet United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer and play golf for the weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2181781\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2181781\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump says he &#8220;knows nothing&#8221; about South Park episode mocking him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3859,"featured_media":2466689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AP25206480023404.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33930,10423,4115,59895,3634],"class_list":["post-2466688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-political-satire","tag-presidency","tag-response","tag-south-park","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AP25206480023404.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3859"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2466688"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2466692,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466688\/revisions\/2466692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2466689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2466688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2466688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2466688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}