‘South Park’ gives Trump a devil of a time over Epstein, Colbert and ‘small’ issues
The creators of " South Park " wasted no time in its season 27 premiere tearing into President Donald Trump
The episode, named "Sermon on the Mount," aired on Wednesday, July 23. And it packed in a flurry of references from Jeffrey Epstein to Paramount's recent $16 million settlement with the president. Viewers can stream the episode with Philo , FuboTV , DIRECTV , Sling and Hulu the day after new episodes air.
The satire begins with Eric Cartman being depressed that his "favorite show," NPR is canceled by Trump and declaring that "woke is dead." Meanwhile, the president is pushing Christianity into "South Park Elementary" by bringing Jesus Christ directly into the boys' classrooms.
When the town's parents erupt in anger and protest, Trump retaliates by suing the fictional Colorado town.
At times, the show would shift to the White House, where Trump, surrounded by photos of himself, is seen threatening to sue everyone while telling people to "calm down."
The president is then shown in multiple scenes, lying in bed with Satan, insinuating a desire for intimacy. But Satan turns him down.
"Come on, Satan. I've been working hard all day," Trump pleads.
The devil then replies, "You haven't been working! You've been doing your stupid memes and just [expletive] around."
"Come on, Satan. You know you can't resist this!" Trump says before exposing himself.
"I can't see anything," Satan says in response. "It's so small."
The episode also pokes fun at the purported "Epstein list," a client roster of high-profile individuals supposedly linked to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Earlier this month, the Justice Department released a memo saying there was no evidence that Epstein had this list, The Hill reported. The memo also said there was no evidence of foul play in Epstein's jail death, which was ruled a suicide.
Lying in bed, Satan tells Trump, "Another random [expletive] commented on my Instagram that you're on the Epstein list."
"The Epstein list?" Trump asks. "Are we still talking about that?"
"Well, are you on the list or not?" Satan presses. "It's weird that whenever it comes up, you just tell everyone to relax."
"I'm not telling everyone to relax," Trump says.
The comedic exchange takes on extra bite after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi told Trump that his name appeared in the Epstein files, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
"South Park" also took aim at Paramount's recent settlement with Trump over a "60 Minutes" interview with Kamala Harris, where heaccused the network of editing the interview to favor the former vice president.
The show hinted at this by featuring "60 Minutes" anchors nervously praising Trump during their coverage of the "South Park" protests, repeatedly stating their disagreement with the protests as if fearing another lawsuit.
Jesus then arrives at the protest and, speaking nervously with clenched teeth, admits he came to the kids' school "because it was part of a lawsuit and the agreement with Paramount."
This episode also mentioned CBS's decision to axe "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" in May 2026 . This news came just two days after Colbert, a frequent Trump critic, spoke out against Paramount Global, CBS's parent company, for settling the "60 Minutes" lawsuit.
The episode concludes with the residents of 'South Park' agreeing to settle with Trump and agreeing to do pro-Trump messaging as part of their deal. The final scene cuts to Trump crawling, completely nude, through the desert.
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