Vice President JD Vance has broken his silence on the newest episode of South Park, and his reaction is not at all what we expected.
In the show’s Aug. 6 episode, “Got a Nut,” Vice President Vance made his official debut on the long-running Comedy Central animated comedy. The episode had some fun spoofing Fantasy Island with President Donald Trump depicted as a parody of Mr. Rourke and Vice President Vance being depicted as a miniature version of himself, resembling Mr. Rourke’s sidekick, Tattoo.
When we first meet the show’s parody of Vance, he’s quite literally kicked to the site by Trump’s Mr. Rourke inspired character after asking about the fantasy that has brought laid-off South Park teacher Mr. Mackey to Mar-A-Lago. The show then later brings Vance’s character back into the mix as he walks in on Trump introducing Mr. Mackey to Satan, with the mini version of Vance asking, “Would you like me to apply the baby oil to Satan’s assh*le, boss?” in a nod to the Sean “Diddy” Combs-inspired bit.
Following the episode, Vance took to Twitter to react to the episode via a brief response. “Well, I’ve finally made it,” Vance tweeted in response to the South Park account, which featured a still of the parodied version of Trump and Vance.
In all honesty, we’re actually surprised Vance kept things brief and didn’t really react to South Park’s depiction of him within the episode. The reaction is quite the opposite of what we saw from the White House following the season premiere, in which the show depicted Trump in bed with Satan.
“The Left’s hypocrisy truly has no end — for years they have come after South Park for what they labeled as ‘offense’ [sic] content, but suddenly they are praising the show,” Trump White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers told Rolling Stone in a statement following the episode’s original broadcast. “Just like the creators of South Park, the Left has no authentic or original content, which is why their popularity continues to hit record lows. 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.”
While Vance seemed to take his South Park debut in stride, we’ll see how the White House feels about the episode from a broader perspective. Vance’s character only played a small role in the episode, which took aim at ICE at the heart of the episode.
It’s clear season 27 is not holding back from reacting to the current political climate, and we fully expect this to continue as the season unfolds. Who knows what else might be in the pipeline for the episodes ahead, and there’s no telling how the Trump Administration will react to the forthcoming episodes.
We'll find out what awaits us next when episode 3 drops on Comedy Central on Wednesday, Aug. 13!
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