South Park’s Season 27 opener didn’t just go for laughs—it threw a grenade into the middle of politics, parody, and big business.
The episode, titled “Sermon on the ‘Mount,” featured President Donald Trump stark naked in the desert, Satan as his lover, and a fake PSA praising him with lines like “His penis is teeny-tiny, but his love for us is large.”
Needless to say, the White House wasn’t laughing.
Just hours before the FCC was expected to approve Skydance’s $8 billion merger with Paramount, Trump’s camp reportedly “seethed” at the animated takedown. A top aide even called the show “a desperate attempt for attention” and slammed “the Left” for praising a series they once tried to cancel.
A Satire Bomb Dropped Right Before a Media Mega-Deal
Behind the cartoon chaos was real tension.
Skydance, which recently inked a $1.5 billion content deal with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, is waiting for federal approval to merge with Paramount. Insiders say both the company and the administration were given a heads-up about the episode’s contents—likely to avoid political blowback that could stall the deal.
But the timing? Icy.
The episode referenced Trump’s recent $16 million lawsuit against CBS, skewered late-night host firings, and parodied public broadcasting cuts—all while spotlighting Trump’s knack for turning media into legal targets.
Trump’s Pride vs. South Park’s Legacy of Offense
While Trump himself hasn’t publicly commented, his team’s furious response suggests the episode hit a nerve.
This isn’t new territory for South Park, which has poked fun at every president since Clinton. But this time, the stakes are higher.
With Trump back in power, a massive media merger on the line, and AI-generated political satire entering the mainstream, the show’s crude humor now doubles as political provocation.
And judging by the administration’s knee-jerk reaction, the joke landed exactly where it was aimed.
