‘South Park’ Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone ‘Rename’ Show to ‘South America’ in Attack on Trump |

The creators of the long-running and enthusiastically sassy TV show “South Park” are not big fans of President Donald Trump. However, they decided to adopt, in a way, one of his ideas.They are changing – at least for the moment – the name of the popular series, which just won the Emmy for best animated program.In a statement posted to the show’s Instagram page, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone say they are “changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA.” The statement comes as Trump, escalating his trade war with Canada, has declared he will rename Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” ​​in the United States.

Coincides with changes to popular maps.

The move by the two satirists, a week before the premiere of the 29th season of “South Park” – that is, “SOUTH AMERICA”, also targets Apple and Google, which have adopted Trump’s changes, as well as the show’s own parent company.Apple has renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America” ​​for American users of its Maps app, following mapping competitor Google.“Inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA. We want to especially thank our parent company, Paramount, and Skydance Capitulation.”The hugely successful “South Park” airs on Paramount-owned Comedy Central. Parker and Stone have pointed to Paramount merging with Skydance. But in July 2025, Paramount announced a five-year renewal deal with Parker and Stone, including the rights to stream previous seasons of “South Park” on Paramount+.During his second term, Trump also signed an executive order that renamed the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” although parts of it are in international waters. Apple and Google Maps also did the same in that case.Also in line with Trump’s eagerness to rename things (after the United States or himself), he suggested this week that New Mexico be renamed “New America,” although it was unclear whether that was serious.He also arranged for the Kennedy Center to add his name to its building, a move that has sparked much controversy.

The show’s creators have upset Trump before

The decision to change the show’s name isn’t the only swipe Parker and Stone have recently taken on Trump.“You finally got your Emmy,” the show posted on Instagram along with a caricature of the president, pants down, surrounded by the show’s characters. A recent story on the show depicted Trump as being romantically involved with Satan.Canada has not gone unnoticed by the show either. In 1999, their foray onto the big screen, “South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut,” showed Canadians as scapegoats for a nationwide movement of parents to stop children from swearing, which they blamed on Canadian comedians called “Terrance and Phillip.”The film was structured like a Broadway musical and one of the key “tunes” it featured was called “Blame Canada.” His general point: people can find a way to blame anyone for anything. “It seems like everything has gone wrong since Canada arrived,” one character sang.Other targets of the show’s sharp parody over the years have been Saddam Hussein, Tom Cruise, Prime soft drink and the weight-loss drugs GLP-1.