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Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, Social Media, TV And Film, US News
Madison Burgess
Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, Social Media, TV And Film, US News
Trump officials have responded to the controversial new South Park episode which featured the American President getting into bed with the devil.
For those who are yet to see it, the cartoon brutally takes aim at Trump with references to everything from the rising tariffs in Canada and the Epstein files to the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
The episode, which was the first after a two-year-long hiatus, aired on Wednesday (23rd July) - and it even brutally mocks the size of his manhood.
In one notable scene, the Republican leader gets into bed with Satan and says: “Come on Satan, I’ve been working hard all day.”
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The devil character responds: “You haven’t been working! You’ve been doing your stupid memes and just f**king around.”
Animated Trump then chimes in with: “Come on Satan, you know you can’t resist this!” before pulling down a blanket and revealing a comically small penis, to which Satan says: “I can’t even see anything, it’s so small.”
While the president's body is animated, the creators opted for an actual photo of his face instead of a cartoon.
As clips from the episode circulated on social media, fans became convinced that Trump was not going to be happy when he saw it, with some joking that he may even sue the programme.
And it seems they weren't too far wrong, as officials have now released a statement in response, saying the show 'hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years'.
A White House statement from spokesperson Taylor Rogers, shared with Rolling Stone, reads: "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.
"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.”
The publication also claims that prior to the White House statement, it had asked 'several Trump advisers if clips of the episode had been circulating among Trump’s staff'.
They reported that a senior administration official replied with: "Of course", and another adviser who was a fan of the series dubbed it as 'disappointing'.
Another viral moment sees the devil say: “I’m not in the mood right now. Another random b***h commented on my Instagram that you’re on the Epstein list.”
“The Epstein list? Are we still talking about that?” Trump’s character responds.
And the devil then says: “Well are you on the list or not? It’s weird that whenever it comes up you just tell everyone to relax.”