Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said on Thursday night her portrayal on this weeks episode of South Park, which has garnered criticism from Washington for ripping President Donald Trump and his administration, is petty and lazy, but admitted she didnt watch the episode.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called her portrayal in "South Park" "lazy" and "petty." (Photo by Alex Brandon / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesNoem appeared on conservative radio host Glenn Becks show Thursday night, where she said it is so lazy to constantly make fun of women for how they look.
On the Wednesday night episode of South Park, Noem was portrayed wearing makeup and an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement uniform, and in one scene, her Botox procedure dissolved, causing the cartoon characters face to melt.
On Thursday night, South Park made the image of Noems characters face melting its profile picture across its social media platforms.
Noem called the portrayal petty, stating its always the liberals and the extremists who do that. If they wanted to criticize my job, go ahead and do that, but clearly they cant.
In another scene, Noem is depicted shooting a doga reference to Noems own claim that she once shot and killed her young dog because it was aggressiveand conducting ICE raids at a live production of Dora the Explorer to target Latinos.
Vice President JD Vance, who is also satirized in the episode as a comedically short sidekick to Trump, responded to the episode on Thursday morning: Well, Ive finally made it.
On Wednesday nights episode, recurring character Mr. Mackey loses his job as a teacher because of Trumps Department of Education budget cuts and decides to take a job as an ICE officer. Noem appears in an orientation video where she says she killed her dog by shooting it in the face, and the dog-killing becomes a running gag throughout the episode. Noem also instructs her ICE agents: Remember, only detain the brown ones! The episode also targets Trump and Vance, with Trump once again portrayed as Satans lover and having small genitals.
How Have south Park And The Trump Administration Sparred?
Before Wednesdays episode even aired, South Park and the Department of Homeland Security traded barbs on X. The show posted a still from the then-forthcoming episode on Tuesday, depicting Mr. Mackey in an ICE uniform alongside the satirized Noem. Later that day, the official DHS X account posted a still from the episode alongside a link urging people to join ICE. South Park responded to the agencys post on Tuesday night: Wait, so we ARE relevant? #eatabagofdicks, referencing the White Houses statement that the show hasnt been relevant for over 20 years after it skewered Trump in Julys season premiere.
South Park aired the first episode of its 27th season in July, which angered the White House for targeting Trump. In the episode, Trump is depicted as Satans lover, with multiple references to his small genitals, the Jeffrey Epstein client list and the administrations settlement with Paramount. The episode concludes on a lifelike version of Trump wandering nude through a desert, presented as a public service announcementa reference to Trumps claim the Paramount settlement includes $20 million worth of advertising and PSAs for the administration on CBS.
Further Reading
New South Park Episode Skewers Trump AgainShows Kristi Noem Killing Puppies And Toddler-Sized JD Vance (Forbes)
South Park Mocks Homeland Security In Social Media SpatLatest Scuffle Between Show And Trump Administration (Forbes)
