Overview

• The July 24 opener “Sermon on the Mount” directly depicts President Trump with Satan in bed, mocks his genitalia and includes a hyperrealistic deepfake of him running naked through a desert.
• The episode mirrors Trump’s October 2024 lawsuit against Paramount with a fictional $5 billion suit against South Park and nods to Epstein-related rumors.
• White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers denounced the satire as irrelevant and “fourth-rate,” praising Trump’s achievements over the past six months.
• At Comic-Con in San Diego, the creators revealed that a four-day internal debate led them to give Trump’s animated genitalia anthropomorphic eyes instead of censoring it.
• Released under a new $1.5 billion, five-year deal with Paramount Global, the episode has sparked industry and political discussions about creative autonomy and media freedom as Paramount’s Skydance merger faces FCC scrutiny.