Trump hatches secret plan to axe 'South Park'

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00:00Trump hatches secret plan to axe South Park.

00:04After South Park's season 27 premiere depicted President Donald Trump getting close to Satan,

00:09the administration lashed out and co-creator Trey Parker issued a fake apology.

00:13We're terribly sorry, he deadpanned at Comic-Con.

00:17The controversy follows a merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media, approved by the

00:22Federal Communications Commission, shortly before South Park started mocking President

00:26Trump.

00:27Insiders claim he took extreme personal offense, leaned on Paramount executives to shut the

00:32show down, and an unexpected delay of Episode 3 fueled speculation about White House pressure.

00:38The backlash began after a White House statement dismissed the series as irrelevant for 20

00:43years, and Episode 2 ratings were double those of the season premiere.

00:47The satire has not been limited to Trump.

00:50Recent episodes lampooned Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Vice President J.D.

00:55Vance.

00:56Both responded publicly, with Noem telling Glenn Beck's podcast, it's so lazy to just constantly

01:01make fun of women for how they look.

01:04While Vance sarcastically wrote on social media, well, I finally made it.

01:08A senior entertainment source said executives connected to South Park could face the same

01:13treatment unless the jokes stop.

01:14South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone signed a $1.5 billion deal with Paramount in

01:21July, shortly before the Trump episode started airing, to deliver new episodes through 2030 and

01:27bring the series library to Paramount Plus for the first time.

01:30The show has weathered controversy before, from caricatures of Saddam Hussein to episodes

01:36on Scientology and Mohammed.

01:38But the threat of presidential retaliation is new territory.

01:41For Trump, it's personal.

01:43He's never forgiven late-night hosts for laughing at him, and he sees South Park as even more

01:48damaging because it appeals to younger viewers, said another source.