En France, The info guignols have long been the satirical appointment of viewers, before disappearing definitively in 2018. Outside the Atlantic, there is, for the time being, still a great diversity of talk shows and emissions evoking the news in a similar way and head-on the government in place … which does not appeal to the Trump administration, which regularly attacks any detractor.
Already customary because during the first term of the President of the United States, she resumed her old habits as soon as he returned to power. No later that this Thursday, July 24, is the satirical series South Park May the White House attacked it. One of his spokespersons, Taylor Rogers, estimated that “this series was not relevant for more than twenty years, and stayed with great-peine with inspirationless ideas in a desperate attempt to draw attention”. And to ensure that “President Trump has held more promises in just six months than any other president in the history of our country, and no series of fourth order can compromise (his) success series”.
Yet another presidential anger expressed publicly. And the opportunity, for The pointto return to the television programs which, since the return of the Republican to the White House, have sparked the ire of Trump-and his entourage.
Southpark
What could have put the tenant of the White House in such a fury that the presidential body had no choice but to respond? To find out, just watch the first episode of the 27e season of Southpark. Inside, Donald Trump is staged to begged Satan to sleep with him – advanced advances by the devil -, or rampant naked in the desert.
The dry response of the Trump administration did not impress the creators of the series: during the Comic-Con de San Diego, one of them declared in this regard, in a perfectly impassive and ironic tone, being “terribly sorry” for having represented the naked American president.
The View
The day before the intervention, Taylor Rogers already reacted to another program in a press release transmitted to Entertainment Weekly. Inside, she inverted Joy Behar, one of the animators of the show The View – Alongside Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin and Meghan McCain, designating her of “insignificant looseuses suffering from a severe case of”Trump Derangement Syndrome””, Taking up a pejorative formula used by the pro-Trump to make fun of the negative reactions against the American president.
The White House spokesperson also suggested that Joy Behar “think about his own jealousy towards Donald Trump’s popularity” … and went so far as to threaten her, adding: “Before her show was the next to be withdrawn from the antenna. »»
An answer to the words made by the presenter, who had said of the president: “The problem with him is that he is so jealous of Obama, because Obama is all that he is not: thin, intelligent, beautiful, happy in marriage, and capable of singing the song of Al Green” Let’s Stay Together “better than Al Green himself. “Also and above all, Joy Behar had answered the words of Tulsi Gabbard, close to Trump and director of American intelligence, who accused Barack Obama of having tried to take a coup:” First of all, who tried to overthrow the government on January 6? Who was already? It was not Obama, ”she asked.
The Late Show
A few days ago, another media affair was shaking the country, when CBS announced that The Late Showessential broadcast of the American audiovisual landscape presented by Stephen Colbert, would cease to issue in 2026. Donald Trump had rejoiced without detour to his Truth Social network, declaring in particular “I love that Colbert was dismissed”. Note that the chain belongs to the Paramount conglomerate, which is currently the subject of a merger-acquisition of $ 8 billion with the Skydance production company … A process subject to the approval of the American telecommunications regulatory authority, led by a close ally of Trump.
What is more, the judgment of this program occurred only three days after Stephen Colbert accused CBS of having paid a “big bribe” ($ 16 million) to Donald Trump, while he reproached a “deceit” montage of a interview with Kamala Harris, his opponent in the 2024 elections. Again, the decision did not stop the presenter, who announced in his very first show hostilities are open! “, And I said to the American president to” go to make fun of it! ” ».
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Answer
Although part of the personalities targeted by the White House puts a point of reacting, these attacks raise questions about possible ends of upcoming programs. All the more since the reaction to the case The View De Brendan Carr, the president of the Federal Communications Commission and close ally of Trump, with the very conservative Fox News.
In his speaking, he notably mentioned “consequences” for the program, and threatened the other media which would criticize the current government: “I think these traditional media must really reorient themselves, otherwise they will continue to come up against problems like that of [Stephen] Colbert. »
