South Park creators offer cheeky 'apology' for episode mocking Trump

Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News on Jul 25, 2025

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The creators of South Park are giving a cheeky “apology” for the popular cartoon show’s season premier that mocked President Donald Trump.

“We’re terribly sorry,” Trey Parker said with a grin late Thursday as his partner Matt Stone sat next to him on a panel at the Comic-Con festival in San Diego.

Parker brushed off a joke from panel moderator Josh Horowitz that he should be ready to face legal action from Trump or the White House.

“It’s fine,” he said. “We’re ready.”

The yuk fest came after the White House hit back at the show for slamming Trump in its Wednesday night season premiere.

“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,” said Taylor Rogers, a White House spokesman. “No fourth-rate show can derail President Trump’s hot streak.”

The plot of South Park’s Season 27 premiere was totally focused on Trump and his penchant for suing critics, including CBS and Paramount, which airs the cartoon show.

In one scene, Jesus Christ appears to warn residents of the fictional town to avoid protesting against Trump. In another, Trump gets into bed with Satan but the devil makes fun of the president’s tiny manhood.

“I can’t even see anything, it’s so small,” the devil says.

The show’s creators may have felt comfortable with the edgy political content because they just inked a $1.5 billion five-season contract extension with Paramount.

Paramount recently settled a lawsuit Trump filed over what he claimed was deceptive editing of a 60 Minutes interview with his 2024 presidential rival Kamala Harris.

The Trump-controlled Federal Communications Commission Friday approved the media giant’s multibillion-dollar merger deal with Hollywood studio Skydance.