The official X account for the United States Department of Homeland Security is using a still from a recent “South Park” trailer to promote the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s website, which includes application portals to sign up for various jobs under ICE such as deportation officer and criminal investigator. The still is from a teaser “South Park” dropped on July 29 to promote the second episode of Season 27, which airs this week on Comedy Central.
The teaser was notable for including footage of Donald Trump groping Satan’s leg under the table at a dinner party, but it also featured footage of ICE officers presumably raiding South Park. At one point in the teaser, the character Mr. Mackey is seen riding in a van with ICE officers. The teaser earned 1 million views on YouTube and counting in a week.
Variety has reached out to Comedy Central for comment on Homeland Security’s decision to use “South Park” to promote ICE.
It remains unclear whether or not the ICE-related footage in the “South Park” teaser will actually be included in the upcoming episode, as series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone often create new episodes of “South Park” in the days leading up to airtime so they can be as timely as possible. The duo recently admitted that a Season 27 trailer that dropped in April included footage created specifically for the promo and not from actual episodes in the season.
“South Park” Season 27 kicked off July 27 with an explosive episode that made national headlines for targeting Trump. The premiere featured the president begging for sex from Satan and included a Deepfake-assisted PSA where Trump stripped naked. The PSA ends with the slogan: “Trump. His penis is teeny-tiny, but his love for us is large.”
Trump’s White House blasted the “South Park” in a statement after the premiere, saying: “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. 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.”
The new “South Park” episode airs Wednesday, Aug. 6, on Comedy Central and streams the next day on Paramount+.
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