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Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Donald Trump savaged by South Park after creators' land £1.19bn deal with Paramount
US President Donald Trump was savaged on the premiere episode of South Park's latest series after the show's creator landed a £1.19bn ($1.5bn) deal with Paramount US President Donald Trump was depicted sleeping with Satan in the season premiere of South Park after the creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, signed a £1.19bn ($1.5 billion) deal with Paramount. The long-running series aired on July 23 after a two-year hiatus and referenced the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, POTUS' lawsuit against Paramount and Government censorship. During the premiere episode, called Sermon on the Mount, convicted felon Trump was shown in bed with series regular character, Satan. The devil comments on the small size of his penis before comforting him over rumours that his name is on the 'Epstein List'. The episode had Cartman lash out after he found out his favourite show NPR (National Public Radio) was cancelled, before he was told that Trump was the one who cancelled it. Cartman yells out: "The government can't cancel the show, I mean, what show are they going to cancel next?" He soon wears a T-shirt with the words, 'Woke is dead', emblazoned on it. While South Park residents come together when the school principal brings Jesus to an assembly, Trump is seen in the White House being criticised for rising tariffs in Canada. He tells his opponents to "relax" and later decorates the White House with nude portraits of himself. However, instead of being animated in classic South Park style, the creators used photos of Trump's face on an animated body. And when South Park supporters turn on him, he sues the residents for $5 billion (£3.9 billion). Jesus begs the people of South Park to stop rioting against the president and settle the lawsuit. They negotiated the lawsuit to $3.5billion (around £3 billion) but have to produce "pro-Trump messaging" in their public service announcements, as per the settlement deal. The premiere episode then concludes with a number of x-rated deepfake advertisements of a naked Trump crawling his way through a desert. It comes after South Park's creator landed a $1.5 billion deal with Paramount, with them producing a run of 50 new episodes over five years. Meanwhile Paramount and CBS recently shocked fans when they announced the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's talk show, with many questioning the reason behind it. Trump shared his delight over the cancellation, posting: "I absolutely love that Colbert' got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert! "Greg Gutfield is better than all of them combined, including the Moron on NBC who ruined the once great Tonight Show." In a segment on Stephen's show, the host read out Trump's tweet while doing an impression of the President's voice. The audience booed the tweet before Stephen confidently said: "How dare you, sir? Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism?" before turning to a different camera and adding: "Go f**k yourself!"
Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Florida judge denies DOJ request to unseal Epstein West Palm Beach grand jury docs
A Florida Judge denied the U.S. Department of Justice's request to unseal grand jury transcripts from the Southern District of Florida's original federal investigation into deceased serial sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein. The request to unseal records from the Florida investigation came as the Trump administration has been under fire for failing to publicly disclose new information about the financier's sex crimes as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi had said publicly the administration would do. U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg wrote that 'the Court's hands are tied' by the court's rules and that the government hadn't successfully made the case that any of the exceptions would apply which would allow the release of grand jury testimony — which is otherwise kept secret. The government argued that they should be released because Epstein's death diminished the reason for keeping grand jury testimony secret and because of the 'public's strong interest' in the Epstein case. Rosenberg also denied a request by the government to transfer the proceeding to the Southern District of New York, where the government filed a parallel request to unseal grand jury testimony related to Epstein's 2019 arrest on sex charges. Epstein's high-profile friends included President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew, among others. Several of Epstein's hundreds of underage victims have accused Epstein and his accomplice and former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, of trafficking them to the pair's high-profile friends, though Trump and Clinton have not been accused of wrongdoing. Maxwell was convicted on several charges related to sex trafficking in 2021 and later sentenced to 20 years in prison. Bondi indicated in an interview on Fox News that she had a copy of the so-called 'Epstein List' on her desk, seemingly giving credence to the existence of a list of which of Epstein's friends had participated in his sex abuse of hundreds of girls, which has been the subject of conspiracy theories for years. Epstein's death in federal custody in 2019, which was ruled a suicide, has also been the subject of numerous conspiracy theories. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons has acknowledged many failings in its handling of Epstein's custody, but the government has maintained that Epstein's cause of death was suicide. The Miami Herald reported in its Perversion of Justice series on the sweetheart deal Epstein received from federal prosecutors in 2008 that allowed him to plead guilty to two state solicitation charges, one including a minor. He served just over a year in custody in a county jail.
Int'l Business Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Int'l Business Times
Epstein Distractions List: Everything Critics Say Trump Admin Has Done to Deflect From Scandal
In the weeks since the White House declared that nothing in the classified Jeffrey Epstein files is worth releasing, President Donald Trump has unleashed a barrage of accusations, investigations, and proposals that have been criticized as attempts to distract from the scandal captivating public imagination. On July 7, the DOJ released a memo stating that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had no "client list," that there was nothing suspicious about his prison suicide, and the case was officially closed — news that ignited outrage among Trump's fiercely loyal MAGA base. The controversy has since ballooned into a bipartisan issue, with Democrats and far-right conspiracy theorists finding unexpected common ground. After attempts to ignore and downplay the controversy proved unsuccessful, Trump has been accused of trying to divert media attention away from Epstein to everything from the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. to the ingredients in Coca Cola. In lieu of an "Epstein List," here is a list of the Trump administration's attempts to distract and deflect: July 8: FBI announces criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey for their handling of the Trump-Russia probe and accused the officials of making false statements to Congress. The same day, Trump exploded at a reporter who asked Attorney General Pam Bondi about Epstein. "Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?" he interrupted. "I can't believe you're asking a question about Epstein at a time like this, when we're having some of the greatest success, and also tragedy, with what happened in Texas," the president said, referring to deadly flash flooding that devastated central Texas over the holiday weekend. July 12: Trump took to Truth Social, where he threatened to revoke the citizenship of his longtime rival, comedian and actress Rosie O'Donnell, who moved to Ireland following Trump's election. Also on Truth Social, the president addressed his "'boys,' and in some cases, 'gals,'" urging them to move on and "not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein, somebody nobody cares about." July 15: Trump accused political adversary Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) of mortgage fraud, calling for a criminal investigation. July 16: Amid growing outcry from MAGA demanding the release of the Epstein files, Trump blasted his own base as "weaklings." In a post decrying the "Russia scam," Hunter Biden's "Laptop from Hell," and Hillary Clinton, the president blamed Democrats for the "Jeffrey Epstein Hoax," announcing that he no longer wanted the support of critics within his base. That afternoon, Trump announced he had convinced Coca-Cola to use cane sugar instead of corn syrup in their US soft drinks. July 17: Trump declared he would sue the Wall Street Journal, NewsCorp and Rupert Murdoch for publishing a letter Trump reportedly gave to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday. "If there were any truth at all on the Epstein Hoax, as it pertains to President Trump, this information would have been revealed by Comey, Brennan, Crooked Hillary, and other Radical Left Lunatics years ago," a Truth Social statement read. "This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS!" That evening, Trump asked Bondi to release grand jury transcripts on Epstein. July 18: The White House announced that the president had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency following speculation regarding visible swelling in his ankles and a recurring bruise on his hand. Meanwhile, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard posted a series of infographics claiming the Obama Administration engaged in "treasonous conspiracy" to undermine Trump's 2016 election. July 20: Trump complained that the Washington Commanders NFL team and Cleveland Guardians MLB team should revert to their former names, the Redskins and Indians. He threatened to block the construction of a Washington stadium and claimed, "Indians are being treated very unfairly." In a barrage of late-night posts, Trump again floated jailing Sen. Schiff, shared an image of fake mugshots featuring Obama administration members in prison uniforms, and shared an AI-generated video depicting former President Barack Obama being arrested and imprisoned. July 21: The Trump administration shared digital copies of over 230,000 pages of previously unreleased documents related to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Secretary of State and Acting US Archivist Marco Rubio called the move a "historic step in the Trump Administration's ongoing commitment to transparency and accountability." July 22: For the second time, Trump pulled the US out of UNESCO — the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization — claiming the United Nations agency "supports woke, divisive cultural and social causes that are totally out-of-step with the commonsense policies" of the Trump administration. In the afternoon, Trump said that late night talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon would soon be fired. "It's really good to see them go, and I hope I played a major part in it!" he wrote on Truth Social. Originally published on Latin Times
Daily Mail
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
JD Vance hit with 'emasculating' Epstein attacks as he faces mounting pressure to defy Trump and expose truth
A video clip of Vice President JD Vance calling or the release of the Epstein list has gone viral a year after it first aired in the latest eruption in the MAGA civil war over the extraordinary sex trafficking case. Vance, who has been silent on the Epstein controversy since the Justice Department released an unsigned memo about it earlier this month, made the comment during an appearance with comedian and podcaster Theo Von during the 2024 campaign. 'Release the list,' Von says with a smile, prompting a belly laugh from Vance. 'Seriously, we need to release the Epstein list. That is an important thing,' Vance replied said in his interview. Von, whose audience includes many conservatives and younger male listeners, revisited the exchange, posting about it Wednesday. 'Yeah what changed?' Von asked, in a post that picked up 9 million views. A clip of the exchange Tuesday by the progressive 'Call to Activism' account that Von linked to on X drew 10 million views. That poster had posted the question: 'Hey JD, what changed?' The exchange has now been viewed 10 million times on YouTube. That is the same posture that many prominent Trump supporters and MAGA members adopted. But on Wednesday, Trump furiously attacked Republicans still asking questions about the Epstein matter as being 'weaklings' who were being 'duped' by what he called a Democratic 'hoax.' 'Some stupid Republicans and foolish Republicans fall into that net, so they try and do the Democrats' work,' Trump said. Vance had called for bringing daylight to the matter on other occasions, and suggested people who weren't asking questions about it were complicit in a cover-up. 'What possible interest would the US government have in keeping Epstein's clients secret? Oh…,' he wrote on December 30, 2021 on X. He also tore into reporters who weren't pursuing the matter. 'If you're a journalist and you're not asking questions about this case you should be ashamed of yourself,' he said. 'What purpose do you even serve? I'm sure there's a middle class teenager somewhere who could use some harassing right now but maybe try to do your job once in a while.' The difficult position in which the Epstein affair places Vance, 40, has not escaped Democratic attention. Vance is considered a top GOP contender to try to take the reins of the MAGA movement when Trump leaves office. 'Trump doesn't have to run again, but [Vance] does,' said Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.). Rep. He said in comments to Politico that the situation must be 'emasculating' for Vance. Trump's efforts to shut down the story haven't persuaded some of his most fervent supporters. Right-wing Trump loyalist Laura Loomer told Politico Trump's handling of the matter threatens to 'consume his presidency.'
RNZ News
17-07-2025
- Politics
- RNZ News
'Epstein list' driving a wedge through Trump supporters
US Correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Melissa Chan-Green about the so-called Epstein list driving a wedge through Donald Trump's MAGA support base. Things hit boiling point today with the President lashing out at his own supporters who are calling for the government to release all classified documents about convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Much of Donald Trump's voter base has been highly critical of the administration's handling of the issue. To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
