How Did JD Vance Respond To His ‘South Park’ Parody?

Vice President JD Vance appears to be taking being mocked on the new episode of South Park in stride.

South Park Season 27, of course, has been unflinching in poking fun at the Trump administration, first by skewering President Donald Trump in its premiere episode on July 23, followed by an all-out comedic attack on Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in the second episode of the new season.

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The episode — titled Got a Nut — premiered on cable’s Comedy Central on Wednesday night and began streaming on Paramount+ on Thursday morning. While the majority of Got a Nut takes aim at Noem and her Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, the episode, toward the end, features Trump and Vance in a parody of the classic ABC-TV series Fantasy Island.

During the scenes, Mr. Mackay — who became an ICE officer after being fired from his job as a South Park Elementary counselor because of a cut in funding from the Department of Education — works under Noem’s watch. Impressed by his service, she sends her new star employee to meet the president at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

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As South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone liken Trump’s Florida home to a luxurious destination akin to the locales featured in Fantasy Island, the animated version of Trump is seen wearing a white suit, a la Mr. Rourke (played in the series by Ricardo Montalban), while Vance is portrayed like Rourke’s diminutive assistant, Tattoo (Hervé Villechaize).

Vance responded to the South Park parody on Thursday morning by simply writing, “Well, I’ve finally made it.” Vance’s post is a repost from South Park’s official X account, which reads, “Welcome to Mar-A-Lago! #SouthPark.”

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The post with Vance’s response is embedded below. Obviously, it’s much milder than the White House’s response carried by several media outlets in July to the premiere episode featuring Trump, which partially reads, “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.”

Note: The next section includes spoilers for the new “South Park” episode “Got a Nut.”

How Does ‘South Park’ Mock JD Vance In The New Episode?

During the Fantasy Island parody featuring President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, a private plane carrying Mr. Mackay arrives at Mar-a-Lago.

After that, Trump’s Mr. Roarke-like character yells, “Relax! Take a load off,” while Vance’s Tattoo-esque character yells, “Boss, the plane is here from Immigration and Customs Enforcement!” Trump replies to Vance, “I know, stupid! Let’s go!”

In the real Fantasy Island series, Tattoo would typically yell upon the guests’ arrival, “The plane! The plane!”

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From there, Vance is seen riding in the back of a golf cart driven by Trump. After Trump welcomes Mr. Mackay to Mar-a-Lago, he kicks Vance out of the way and makes his guest a lucrative offer to become the new face of the Department of Homeland Security — alluding to animated Kristi Noem’s continuously melting face during the episode.

After that, Mr. Mackay is invited to join Trump and Satan in bed and he freaks out about the offer and Satan says, “I just want to go. This place is gross!”

The vice president appears on the scene again and asks Trump, “Would you like me to apply the baby oil to Satan’s a-----e, boss?”

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Vance and Trump scenes conclude as Noem lands at Mar-a-Lago and confronts the president about replacing her. Both the president and vice president appear again during the episode’s closing credits.

South Park Season 27 Episode 2 — Got a Nut— is streaming now on Paramount+.

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