'South Park' Celebrates Emmy Win With Scathing Trump Jab, Sparking MAGA Backlash
Key Takeaways
- •"South Park" won the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program and celebrated on X with a post mocking President Trump.
- •The post's caption, "You finally got your Emmy," alludes to Trump's two unsuccessful Emmy nominations in 2004 and 2005 while hosting "The Apprentice."
- •Trump has appeared as a primary antagonist in the show's newly released seasons, including a deep-faked appearance in the finale.
- •Some Trump supporters reframed the win as a victory for the president, saying he was instrumental in the show's Emmy success.
- •The long-running series, which premiered in 1997, has repeatedly won and been nominated in the Outstanding Animated Program category.
Supporters of President Donald Trump are voicing frustration after "South Park" marked its recent Emmy win by directing a pointed jab at the president.
Late Sunday night, "South Park" posted a message on X congratulating Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and the show's team after it won the award for Outstanding Animated Program. The post featured a graphic of a pantsless Trump thrusting the golden statuette into the air, captioned: "You finally got your Emmy." (X post)
According to Variety, the caption is likely a snarky reference to Trump's lackluster record at the Emmys during his time as host of "The Apprentice." The report notes Trump was nominated twice, in 2004 and 2005, and lost on both occasions. Trump has also had a long-running, sometimes bitter history with the Emmy Awards, having publicly criticized the Television Academy over the years for the show's losses — a feud "South Park" and its fanbase have not forgotten.
The win is far from "South Park's" first at the Emmys. The series, which premiered in 1997 on Comedy Central, has been a repeat winner and nominee in the Outstanding Animated Program category over its decades-long run, and it built its reputation on satirizing targets across the political spectrum — a history that makes its recent Trump-focused seasons a flashpoint in debates over whether the show has shifted its aim.
Trump has featured prominently in the newly released seasons of "South Park," appearing as a primary antagonist who literally climbs into bed with Satan. "The grand finale was a PSA starring a deep-faked, naked Trump wandering through the desert," Variety reported. "It ended with a scathing presidential slogan: 'Trump: His penis is teeny-tiny, but his love for us is large.'"
Sunday's jab left many Trump supporters fuming — though some framed the moment as a victory for the president, arguing that he had, in effect, won the Emmy himself.
"They couldn't win an Emmy when they were apolitical and made fun of every race, religion, political viewpoint," one X user complained. "But magically the left indoctrinated Emmy Awards praised South Park (it's hilarious) and gave them a Emmy after years of Trump bashing seasons."
"Trump won them a Emmy," added X user MAGA Elvis. "He wins at everything."
