The long-running animated series South Park returned this year with a sharp new season that has reignited controversy, particularly from President Donald Trump and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

While South Park’s creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, continue to deliver their hallmark edgy satire, the political reactions reveal a lot about the current polarized climate – and the often selective outrage of politicians on both sides of the political spectrum.

The season 27 premiere went all-in on Trump, depicting him in a series of crude and provocative scenes, including a “romantic” appearance in bed with Satan, amid jabs at Trump’s recent $16 million settlement with Paramount Pictures over a prior interview. The episode portrayed Trump comically naked, and even mocked his ongoing controversies related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.

Soon after the first episode featuring Trump was broadcast, the White House responded with sharp criticism.

“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,” White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers told Fox News. “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.”

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However, Paramount’s CEO, David Ellison, publicly praised South Park’s creators, applauding Matt Parker and Trey Stone for bashing politicians across the bipartisan spectrum over the past few decades.

“Matt and Trey are incredibly talented. They are equal opportunity offenders and always have been,” Rogers said during an interview with CNN.

Kristi Noem, who was also parodied in a recent episode portraying her as an ICE agent involved in controversial dog shootings and harshly commenting on her appearance, voiced her disapproval of the show in a recent podcast appearance with Glenn Beck.

“It never ends, but it’s so lazy to make fun of women for how they look. Only the liberals and the extremists do that,” Noem told Beck. “If they wanted to criticize my job, go ahead and do that, but clearly they can’t. They just pick something petty like that.”

Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance seemed to take the South Park portrayal in stride, acknowledging his depiction in the show with a light response, even admiration, simply saying, “Well, I’ve finally made it.”