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The second episode of the newest season of “South Park” continued to mock President Donald Trump and his administration as Wednesday night’s episode primarily focused on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem—who is shown killing puppies—and a toddler-sized version of Vice President JD Vance.
In the episode, titled “Got A Nut,” one of the show’s recurring characters, South Park Elementary School Counselor Mr. Mackay, is shown losing his job due to Trump’s budget cuts targeting the Department of Education.
Mackay then decides to take up a job with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), where Noem appears in an orientation video, where she admits to putting her puppy down “by shooting it in the face,” something the Department of Homeland Security secretary previously admitted to doing in her 2024 memoir.
The animated Noem’s puppy-killing becomes a recurring gag throughout the episode, along with her face melting away and having to be constantly patched up by a team of makeup artists.
The episode shows ICE carrying out raids at a live Dora the Explorer concert, among other locations, and Noem instructs the agency’s officers: “Remember, only detain the brown ones!”
Aside from Noem, the episode also pokes fun at Vance, who is shown as a toddler-sized sidekick of Trump who constantly shadows him around Mar-a-Lago, much to the president’s irritation.
The episode once again depicts Trump as a lover of Satan and someone with small genitals.
“South Park” aired its first full episode in more than two years last month, stirring both controversy and praise. The episode focused mainly on Trump and Paramount—the parent company of the network and streamer that airs “South Park.” Multiple segments throughout the show depicted a cartoon version of the president getting in bed with Satan, who was shown as Trump’s lover, in a callback to early seasons, where Satan and former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein were depicted as romantic partners. Jesus Christ, who has been a recurring character in the show, reappeared in the town of South Park during the premiere and said he had to do this because of the “lawsuit and an agreement with Paramount,” an apparent jab at the media giant’s $16 million settlement with the president. The show also featured repeated depictions of Trump with comedically small genitals—including an AI-generated deepfake of Trump who strips naked.
The premiere triggered an angry reaction from the White House, as a spokesperson for the president described “South Park” as a “fourth-rate” show. “The Left’s hypocrisy truly has no end – for years they have come after ‘South Park’ for what they labeled as ‘offense’ content, but suddenly they are praising the show,” White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers told several outlets. “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.”
South Park released a teaser for Wednesday’s episode depicting ICE last week. The Department of Homeland Security used a still from the teaser to urge people to join ICE on X, prompting the official South Park handle to hit back, saying “Wait, so we ARE relevant? #eatabagofdicks,” in reference to the White House’s not relevant for 20 years remark.
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