‘South Park’ is now ‘South America’ in move to mock Trump

Billionaire comedy duo Trey Parker and Matt Stone are unveiling a new name for "South Park" ahead of the show's 29th season: "South America." The satirical series' name change follows President Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America amid the escalating U.S.-Canada trade war. Last week, tech behemoths Apple and Google honored Trump's executive order and renamed the Great Lake on their maps for U.S. users. Parker and Stone made the announcement on social media on Tuesday, writing, “Inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA. We especially want to thank our parent company Paramount — a Skydance Capitulation.” The duo also jabbed at their parent company and its new owner, Skydance Media, for what media critics have characterized as caving to the Trump administration's Federal Communications Commission.