South Park targeted Vice President JD Vance in a new episode after previously taking aim at President Donald Trump in the season 27 opener.
Newsweek contacted Vance’s representative for comment on Thursday via an online form outside regular working hours.
Why It Matters
The satirical animation series has been making headlines since its premiere on July 23, which showed Trump arguing with the Canadian prime minister and lying in bed with Satan.
Season 27 comes after a hiatus of almost two and a half years and after creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone reached a $1.5 billion streaming deal with Paramount.
What To Know
During the highly anticipated second episode, titled “Got a Nut,” school counselor Mr. Mackey loses his job at South Park Elementary. As a result, his banker suggests he join the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which offers a “$50,000 signing bonus” and other benefits.
He succeeds in the role, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem sends him to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Trump and a toddler-size Vance.
“Boss, the plane is here from Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” Vance says, to which Trump replies: “I know, stupid. Let’s go.”
The president later kicks Vance and tells him, “Will you get out of here?”
In a separate scene, Vance walks into Trump and Satan’s bedroom and asks him: “Would you like me to apply the baby oil to Satan’s a******, boss?”
The episode comes on the heels of the Trump administration’s new ICE campaign, which is actively recruiting people to help with the detention and deportation of migrants.
“We want to thank South Park for drawing attention to ICE law enforcement recruitment,” a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson previously told Newsweek. “We are calling on patriotic Americans to help us remove murderers, gang members, pedophiles, and other violent criminals from our country. Benefits available to new ICE recruits include an up to $50,000 signing bonus, student loan forgiveness, and retirement benefits.”
White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers told Rolling Stone last month that South Park “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, “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.”
On Tuesday, the DHS posted a photo on X from South Park‘s new episode to promote ICE recruitment.
The South Park X account responded, “Wait, so we ARE relevant? #eatabagofd****.”
What People Are Saying
At a Comic-Con panel, South Park co-creator Trey Parker reacted to the White House’s criticism following the season 27 premiere: “We’re terribly sorry.”
Podcast host Joe Rogan said of the season 27 premiere: “There’s so much chaos. There’s so much madness. It’s f****** hilarious. They haven’t given a f*** since the beginning, and it’s the greatest show of all time.”
What Happens Next
New episodes of South Park air Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET on Comedy Central and are available to stream on Paramount+ the next day.
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