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South Park Drops Deepfake Trump, White House Condemns, $1.5B Deal

5/22/2026

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South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone said they adopted a “bully mentality” and will keep satirizing U.S. President Donald Trump weekly.
After backlash they turned a single planned Trump episode into a storyline that premiered July 23, showing a deepfake Trump with an exposed penis.
The White House condemned the episode, while Park County secured a reported $1.5 billion Paramount deal and set season 29 to launch on Comedy Central September 16.

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South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone said they adopted a “bully mentality” and will keep satirizing U.S. President Donald Trump weekly.
After backlash they turned a single planned Trump episode into a storyline that premiered July 23, showing a deepfake Trump with an exposed penis.
The White House condemned the episode, while Park County secured a reported $1.5 billion Paramount deal and set season 29 to launch on Comedy Central September 16.