'South Park' Will Target Trump Again and Tackle ICE Raids in Next Episode

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The next episode of 'South Park' is set to tackle immigration raids...and skewer President Donald Trump again. Comedy Central released a short preview for the episode that will air on Wednesday, August 6th that includes a group of masked, armed men in black cars marked with "ICE" storming the streets.

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00:00The next episode of South Park is set to tackle immigration raids and skewer President Donald Trump again.

00:06Comedy Central released a short preview for the episode that will air on Wednesday, August 6th

00:11that includes a group of masked, armed men in black cars marked with ice storming the streets.

00:16The preview also shows that the hit Comedy Central series will continue to mock Trump

00:20with a shot of the president at a banquet with Satan.

00:23We want to honor the president's courage.

00:25Stop.

00:26Also, Cartman is shown at what appears to be a town hall saying this.

00:30You can just shut up, baby, because you hate America and you love abortion.

00:33The official description for the episode reads,

00:35When Mr. Mackey loses his job, he desperately tries to find a new way to make a living.

00:40In the preview, the character is shown in the back of an ice raid truck.

00:45The episode follows up the show's blockbuster 27th season return last month that went viral

00:50thanks to its no-holds-barred skewering of Trump.

00:53It delivered nearly 6 million cross-platform viewers, marking the largest audience share

00:58for the animated comedy in 25 years.

01:00The episode also received more social media posts than any other in the show's history.

01:05The episode even drew condemnation from the White House, which issued a statement claiming,

01:09Just like the creators of South Park, the left has no authentic or original content,

01:13which is why their popularity continues to hit record lows.

01:16This show hasn't been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread

01:20with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention.

01:23For more on this story, go to THR.com.

01:26This is The Hollywood Reporter News.

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