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South Park creators rename show to "South America" in jab at Trump

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The creators of the animated show South Park have humorously renamed their program to "South America" in a satirical jab at US President Donald Trump. This move, announced via a social media statement, mimics Trump's tendency to rename things, including a recent suggestion to rename New Mexico to "New America" and his proposed renaming of Lake Ontario to "Lake America." The creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, also targeted tech giants like Apple and Google for adopting these name changes. AI

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South Park creators rename show to "South America" in jab at Trump

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    South Park creators ‘rename’ show to ‘South America’ in jab at Trump

    The creators of the long-running and enthusiastically insolent television show South Park aren’t known to be huge fans of US President Donald Trump. However, they’ve decided to adopt one of his ideas – in a way. They’re changing – at least for the moment – the name of the popular…

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