‘South Park’ to Tackle ICE Raids, Hit Trump Again in Next Episode
Immigration raids are coming to South Park.
A promo for the new season’s second episode coming Aug. 6 show a gaggle of masked armed men in black cars marked “ICE” storming the streets.
The short preview (below) also shows that the hit Comedy Central show’s mocking of Donald Trump will continue, with a shot of the president at a banquet with Satan. Trump rubs Satan’s leg under the table and Beelzebub protests, “Stop.”
Also, Cartman is shown at what appears to be a town hall telling another character to “shut up — because you hate American and love abortions.”
The episode is titled “Got A Nut” and its official description is: “When Mr. Mackay loses his job, he desperately tries to find a new way to make a living.” In the preview, the character is shown in the back of an ICE raid truck.
The episode follows up the show’s blockbuster 27th season return last month which delivered nearly 6 million cross-platform viewers and largest audience share for the animated comedy in 25 years. The episode also received more social media posts than any other in the show’s history.
The premiere went viral thanks to its no-holds-barred skewering of Trump, which included showing an all-too-realistic AI depiction of the president wandering through the desert, stripping off his clothes and revealing a talking penis.
The mocking was all the more newsworthy given parent company Paramount Global’s controversial moves to appease the Trump Administration while on the verge of closing its merger with Skydance.
The episode even drew condemnation from the White House, which issued a statement claiming, “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. 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.”
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