WH calls South Park 'fourth-rate' for mocking Trump but creators fire back with sarcasm: ‘Terribly sorry’

WASHINGTON, DC: The White House on Thursday, July 24, slammed 'South Park' and the political left after Wednesday, July 23 night’s controversial season 27 premiere, which showed a brutal cartoon-cut-out depiction of President Donald Trump.

The controversial animated series has mocked both the political left and the right for decades, along with celebrities, politicians, tech CEOs, and anyone else its writers deem worthy of the show’s specific brand of satire.

'South Park' roasts Donald Trump

President Donald Trump, whom creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone avoided for years, finally made his 'South Park' season debut on Wednesday.

The POTUS was depicted similarly to 'South Park's portrayal of Saddam Hussein in its 1999 feature-length movie, 'South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut' - ill-tempered, conniving, and cruel.

The depiction of a fully nude Trump, which is on full display while he is in bed with Satan, is topped by a show-capping phony public service announcement where an AI-rendered Trump walks through the desert, and soon starts to undress himself to go Full Monty.

The season 27 premiere, titled 'Sermon on the Mount', showed Cartman upset over NPR getting cancelled as he can no longer mock the woke people featured on it.

It also featured Randy struggling to stop Jesus Christ, another regular in the series, from taking over South Park Elementary. Amid all this, President Trump is busy scaring his enemies to notice what's happening around.

Things escalate in the animated show when an angry mob storms Mr Garrison's home, only to reveal that he has not been in office for years.

Interestingly, the episode then cuts to the White House, where a talking head of Trump could be seen causing chaos. A few moments later, the episode showed Trump naked in bed with Satan, insinuating to sleep with him.

White House fumes as 'South Park' mocks Donald Trump 

The episode was not taken well by White House Assistant Press Secretary Taylor Rogers, who reacted to the episode on Thursday.

He called out the hypocrisy of the political left, while he slammed the Comedy Central show, and touted Trump’s delivery on his promises.

Rogers said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, "The Left’s hypocrisy truly has no end — for years, they have come after South Park for what they labeled as ‘offense’ [sic] content, but suddenly they are praising the show."

"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," Rogers added.

He also mentioned, "President Trump has delivered on more promises in just six months than any other president in our country’s history — and no fourth-rate show can derail President Trump’s hot streak."

Interestingly, the 'South Park' episode comes as Paramount is preparing to be sold to Skydance Media, which the Federal Communications Commission must approve.

Meanwhile, the FCC chair, Brendan Carr, said on Thursday that he does not watch 'South Park' but added that the POTUS believes that "a handful of national programmers" should not "control and dictate to the American what the narrative is, what they can say, what they can think."

'South Park' co-creator hits back at White House's remarks

'South Park' co-creator Trey Parker responded to the White House's backlash over the premiere episode featuring a nude Donald Trump.

Parker, along with co-creator Matt Stone, responded to the backlash during the Comedy Central animation panel at San Diego's Comic-Con International.

He reacted to the anger from the White House and said, "We're terribly sorry," while adding a comic stare to the camera and fans.

Internet jokes as 'South Park' mocks Donald Trump in season 27

Several internet users came up with funny reactions as Comedy Central's 'South Park' mocked President Trump in the recent episode.

A user wrote on X, "South park will always be undefeated," while one added, "I have always thought this show was hilarious! Thanks for sharing."

A person also stated, "MAGA supporters watching that new donald trump south park episode," whereas one mentioned, "Donald Trump’s live reaction to South Park."

A user also wrote, "Just watched the South Park season premiere…. Yeah Donald Trump definitely bout to sue Matt Stone and Trey Parker," while one commented, "Paramount execs and Donald Trump watching the new South Park episode."

This article contains remarks made on the Internet by individual people and organizations. MEAWW cannot confirm them independently and does not support claims or opinions being made online