Overview

• White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers denounced the show as “fourth-rate” while defending President Trump’s record
• The season premiere uses AI to depict a nude caricature of President Trump pleading with Satan in a desert setting
• Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone finalized a $1.5 billion agreement for Paramount to stream South Park over the next five years
• The Federal Communications Commission approved Paramount’s merger with Skydance on the condition that CBS implement rare editorial changes
• Trey Parker issued a tongue-in-cheek apology—“Nous sommes terriblement désolés”—highlighting the growing clash between satirical media and political authority