‘South Park' Mocks Trump Again—ChatGPT And Tech CEOs Get Skewered Too
The latest episode of South Park once again mocked President Donald Trump and his administration. Getty Images for Paramount+
Wednesday's episode, titled 'Sickofancy,' primarily focuses on the character Randy Marsh, who is shown transforming into a tech startup leader after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids his marijuana farm and takes all his workers into custody.
After the raid on his 'Tegridy' marijuana farm, Marsh is shown taking advice from ChatGPT and 'microdosing' ketamine—as he rebrands his company to Techridy, saying: 'We are no longer a marijuana farm, we are now an AI-powered marijuana platform for global solutions.'
Marsh's character appears to be a parody of a generic tech company leader who is obsessed with AI and attempts to curry favor with Trump by offering him a gift.
The national capital is depicted as overrun by military forces and armed federal agents, while world leaders, state officials and tech executives—like Apple CEO Tim Cook and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg—line up outside the Oval Office.
The tech CEOs and a representative for the Qatari government are shown as trying to curry favor with Trump by offering him lavish gifts and trying to flatter him relentlessly.
Like the other tech CEOs, Marsh is shown trying to appease Trump so the president would reclassify marijuana at a federal level—helping him expand sales to states where its consumption is banned. Marsh says he hopes they can work out a deal that is 'mutually beneficial.' The gag appears to be a reference to Trump's comment from earlier this month that his administration is considering reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule 3 drug, putting it in the same category as Tylenol and Codeine. What Other Trump-Related Gags Did The Episode Feature?
The episode once again featured multiple repeat gags from the first two episodes centered around Trump and his administration. Key monuments in the show's depiction of Washington, D.C., have been altered to honor Trump, including the Lincoln Memorial. The show continues to run with its gag of depicting Trump with comically small genitals and as Satan's lover. Vice President JD Vance is once again portrayed as a toddler-sized sidekick of Trump.
South Park is taking another two-week-long hiatus, so no episode will air next Wednesday. The fourth episode of the ongoing season will air on September 3. Further Reading
'South Park' Targets Trump's D.C. Police Takeover In New Episode (Forbes)
New 'South Park' Episode Skewers Trump Again—Shows Kristi Noem Killing Puppies And Toddler-Sized JD Vance (Forbes)
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