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2 days ago
- Politics
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‘Extremists': Trump offical's South Park rage
Don't miss out on the headlines from TV. Followed categories will be added to My News. One of the Trump officials targeted by South Park in its ongoing brutal take-down of the White House has hit back saying the creators are 'petty' and 'lazy'. US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has blasted the 'liberals and extremists' and accused them of 'making fun of women'. "Golden age": USA ends airport shoe removal rule Video Player is loading. Play Video This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. X Learn More Loaded : 31.75% 0:00 00:00 / 00:00 Close Modal Dialog This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. 00:31 SUBSCRIBER ONLY "Golden age": USA ends airport shoe removal rule the...... more more Transportation Security Administration rolling back the 'shoes-off' airport security protocol. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem briefs on ... more In its new season South Park, created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, has gone to town on the Trump administration. In multiple episodes it has portrayed the US president as having tiny genitalia and being the whiny boyfriend of an exasperated Satan. The White House has not been amused by South Park's portrayal of Donald Trump and other officials. South Park has also now focused on Ms Noem who has spent a lot of time in her role donning a flak jacket and blue police cap as she joins officers on immigration raids. The raids have been lauded by Trump supporters as rounding up illegal immigrants but criticised by other for being cruel and sweeping up law abiding US residents. US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. (Photo by Alex Brandon / POOL / AFP) In episode two of the new season, in her flak jacket and cap, she raids at Dora the Explorer concert hauling away Dora and arrest anyone vaguely Hispanic. She also continually shoots dogs – in a reference to the time the real Ms Noem shot her family's dog in a gravel pit after she grew tired of its behaviour. Her face also droops and falls off in an unkind nod top her plastic surgery and Botox. Speaking to podcaster Glenn Beck on Thursday, US time, Ms Noem criticised the episode but admitted she hadn't seen the episode in question. 'It never ends. But it's so lazy to constantly make fun of women for how they look. 'Only the liberals and the extremists do that. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was skewered in the latest episode. 'If they wanted to criticise my job, go ahead and do that, but clearly they can't,' she added. 'They just pick something petty like that.' Yes, the show did poke fun at her plastic surgery. But her portrayal was mostly about how she dies her job. Rather than just letting South Park, a show which has famously skewered just about everyone, slide, the Trump administration has been pushing back on its new series. Which, of course, has just made it seem like the White House is thin skinned and has keep the show in the headline and likely rating. VP Vance has also been mocked. '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,' a White House spokesman raged after the first episode featuring Mr Trump. After last week's second episode, which also featured JD Vance, the vice president tweeted an image of himself from the show and tweeted 'Well, I've finally mead it'. The South Park account retweeted the image with the caption 'Wait, so we ARE relevant'' and then added the hashtag 'eat a bag of d****s'. Originally published as 'Extremists': Trump offical's South Park rage
The Hill
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Hill
Noem on ‘South Park' portrayal: ‘So lazy'
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem blasted Comedy Central's 'South Park' for its depiction of her, calling it 'lazy' and part of a pattern of making fun of women for 'how they look.' Noem said during her Thursday appearance on Glenn Beck's podcast that she did not watch the episode, titled 'Got a Nut,' saying she was going over 'budget numbers and stuff.' 'But you know, I just think it's — yeah, it never ends. But it's so lazy to just constantly make fun of women for how they look. Only the liberals and the extremists do that,' the DHS chief said. 'If they wanted to criticize my job, go ahead and do that, but clearly they can't, they just pick something petty like that.' South Park has repeatedly gone after Trump and his administration since its new season launched. The new season coincided with a billion-dollar deal between the show and Paramount that will keep it on the air, and controversy as CBS announced it was canceling 'The Late Show' hosted by Steven Colbert. Skydance and Paramount also just completed a deal in which the former is purchasing the latter. The sitcom's latest episode mocked President Trump, Vice President Vance and Noem, along with the immigration operations conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The episode is focused on a character named Mr. Mackey, who loses his job at an elementary school and eventually joins ICE. At the orientation for his new role, he watched a demonstration video where Noem, depicted with heavy makeup and hair extensions, shoots and kills multiple dogs. 'South Park' was referencing the revelation last year that Noem had shot her dog Cricket, a pet she characterized as 'dangerous.' The incident was included in her book. Noem on 'South Park' is portrayed leading an immigration raid on a 'Dora the Explorer' live concert, where she again shoots at a dog. Later, another raid takes place in heaven where she instructs ICE agents to 'only detain the brown ones.' The DHS head has been criticized over her appearances at ICE field operations, even from some commentators on the right, including Megyn Kelly. Kelly in April praised Noem for doing a 'great job' as DHS secretary, but argued the former South Dakota governor should stop photo-ops while visiting DHS agents and others in the field. 'Why does she have to keep doing this? She's doing a great job, her actual performance as DHS secretary, in my view, anyway, has been amazing,' Kelly said at the time. 'Just stop trying to glamorize the mission and put yourself in the middle of it as you cosplay ICE agent, which you're not. I can't stand these photo-ops.'
Express Tribune
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
‘South Park' targets Kristi Noem, ICE, and JD Vance in new episode
The second episode of South Park's 27th season, titled 'Got A Nut,' continues the animated series' sharp political satire, this time zeroing in on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Vice President JD Vance, and ICE officers under the fictionalized Trump administration. The episode follows Mr. Mackey, South Park Elementary's school counselor, who is fired due to federal budget cuts to the Department of Education—an apparent jab at real-life spending reductions. Seeking income, Mackey joins Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), enticed by a $100,000 salary and signing bonus, reflecting the show's criticism of recent DHS recruitment policies. ICE's hiring process is mocked for its lack of background checks and qualifications, and agents are portrayed as masked and shameful of their roles. Kristi Noem appears throughout the episode in exaggerated form. In a fictional ICE training video, she declares she once put down her dog 'by shooting it in the face,' echoing a real-life confession in her 2024 memoir. The show turns this moment into a recurring gag, with Noem shown graphically killing puppies—including a service dog at a Dora the Explorer concert and even Superman's dog Krypto. Her character is further exaggerated with melting facial features requiring constant patch-ups by makeup artists. 🚨SOUTH PARK DOES IT AGAIN In their new episode Kristi Noem's Botox melts as ICE carries out a raid to deport Dora the Explorer but finds she's been s*x trafficked to Mar-a-Lago and is giving a massage to an old man. They are pulling ZERO punches! 🔥 — CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) August 7, 2025 JD Vance is also introduced in the episode, depicted as a toddler-sized version of the Vice President who shadows Trump around Mar-a-Lago, resembling the character Tattoo from Fantasy Island. Trump himself is again portrayed as a cartoonish villain, shown in bed with Satan and mocked for his physical features and ego. This episode had me in pieces. The world is laughing at us and rightfully so. #SouthPark — Nene🇵🇸🇱🇧 (@idreamofnene23) August 7, 2025 The episode doesn't limit its satire to individuals—it also critiques broader societal themes. Clyde, another student, becomes a rising manosphere influencer, triggering jealousy in Eric Cartman for stealing his provocateur status. This subplot offers commentary on toxic masculinity, internet fame, and misinformation, all wrapped in typical South Park irreverence. Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park continues to hold little back in its portrayal of political and cultural figures. 'Got A Nut' reinforces the show's longstanding approach to satire—crude, unfiltered, and often uncomfortably close to reality. Though divisive, the episode reflects the creators' ongoing critique of Trump-era politics and American extremism.
The Hill
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Hill
‘South Park' mocks Noem, Vance in new episode
'South Park' on Wednesday night continued its satirical attacks on the Trump administration, with its latest episode taking aim at figures including the president, Vice President Vance and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. The episode, dubbed 'Got a Nut,' depicts the school counselor, Mr. Mackey, who is terminated from his job at an elementary school, eventually joining Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Mackey watches a recruitment video where Noem refers to shooting her dog, then shows her shooting multiple dogs. Later in the episode, Noem is shown leading an immigration raid on a 'Dora the Explorer live concert, where she shoots a dog, and then a raid in heaven, where she tells agents to 'only detain the brown ones.' Mackey is later invited to Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, where the president offers to make him Noem's replacement, then invites the former school counselor into his bed with satan. Vance is depicted as a mini-sized Trump servant. After Trump gets annoyed with Vance in the episode, the president kicks him. 'Well, I've finally made it,' Vance said in a Thursday morning post on social media platform X, commenting on an image of his portrayal in the episode. 'South Park' and the administration have gone back-and-forth recently, with the sitcom jabbing DHS for using an image from the cartoon to help their ICE recruiting efforts. 'Wait, so we ARE relevant,' the show wrote on Tuesday on X, before telling DHS to 'eat a bag of d‑‑‑s.' 'We want to thank South Park for drawing attention to ICE law enforcement recruitment: We are calling on patriotic Americans to help us remove murderers, gang members, pedophiles, and other violent criminals from our country,' DHS said in a statement earlier this week.
USA Today
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
After uproar, 'South Park' pummels Trump again and hits at JD Vance, Kristi Noem
"South Park" is back to once again mock President Donald Trump — and this time, Vice President JD Vance, too. The Comedy Central show took aim at the president, as well as Vance and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, in its latest episode, "Got A Nut," which aired on Aug. 6. The episode revolves around school counselor Mr. Mackey being fired from his job and, because he's desperate for money, joining Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A parody ad for the federal agency mocks its recruitment process, with a jingle declaring, "We don't ask for experience, just show up!" Mr. Mackey is hired by ICE on the spot and watches a recruitment video where Noem repeatedly shoots dogs, a reference to her 2024 revelation that she shot and killed an "untrainable" family dog. His first ICE raid is on a "Dora the Explorer" live show, where Noem immediately shoots a service dog in the crowd. Later, ICE conducts a raid on heaven, and Noem tells agents, "Remember, only detain the brown ones." Mr. Mackey is eventually invited to Mar-a-Lago, where Trump offers to make him the "new face of Homeland Security" because Noem's "face freaks me out." Trump then brings Mr. Mackey into his bedroom, where he takes off his pants and introduces Satan, who is reading a book in bed. Mr. Mackey freaks out upon seeing Satan and quickly leaves. During the Mar-a-Lago sequence, Vance is depicted with the body and voice of a small child, and at one point, Trump gets annoyed and kicks him so hard that he flies off screen. The closing credits of the episode show Noem on a shooting spree in a pet store. White House previously slammed 'South Park' for Trump parody The latest "South Park" episode aired two weeks after the show made waves with its parody of Trump in the Season 27 premiere, "Sermon on the 'Mount." The episode showed Trump getting into bed with Satan, depicting him like the series has portrayed Saddam Hussein in the past. "South Park" previously used an original character, Mr. Garrison, as an analogue for Trump, but Season 27 made a shift by parodying Trump himself using real photos of the president placed on an animated body. "Sermon on the 'Mount" centered on Trump suing South Park until the town reaches a settlement and agrees to do pro-Trump messaging. The episode ended with a faux public service announcement showing a live-action Trump walking through the desert and removing all his clothes. In a statement provided to USA TODAY, White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers slammed "South Park" in response to the Trump parody episode. 'South Park' trolls DHS for using screengrab to recruit ICE agents: 'So we ARE relevant?' "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," the White House's statement said. "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." In a subsequent appearance at San Diego Comic-Con on July 24, "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone sarcastically apologized for the Trump episode, quipping, "We're terribly sorry." White House: 'South Park' hasn't 'been relevant for over 20 years' after Trump parody Ahead of the follow-up episode, the Department of Homeland Security on Aug. 5 shared an image on X of ICE's depiction in this week's "South Park" along with a link on how to join the agency. The series' official X account quickly shot back, "Wait, so we ARE relevant?" Contributing: Tim Reid, Reuters; Brian Truitt, USA TODAY
