The Trump administration calls South Park "fourth-rate" after recent episode

The Trump administration called the American animated sitcom South Park "fourth-rate" after the premier episode of season 27 on Wednesday.

The episode poked fun at President Donald Trump and Paramount amid the Skydance merger, the recent cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and Trump's controversy with Jeffrey Epstein.

White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said that South Park “hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention."

The recent episode depicts Trump suing the town of South Park because residents opposed government plans to push Christianity in schools.

Additionally, Jesus Christ is shown visiting the town which he has to do because of the “lawsuit and an agreement with Paramount”. “Do you really want to end up like Colbert?” he says to the townspeople.

Cartoon Trump and Satan are seen as lovers in the episode and in one scene Satan brings up the Epstein list.

The episode aired less than two days after the show's creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone signed a deal with Paramount in which the show will produce 50 episodes over the next five years and the series will be available on Paramount+.

Additionally, Paramount is in the middle of a merger with Skydance which needs approval from Trump’s Federal Communications Commission.

Earlier this month, Trump and Paramount reached a $16 million settlement after Trump sued the company for allegedly modifying an interview with his former presidential opponent and former Vice President Kamala Harris.

Trump has faced controversy over the Justice Department’s refusal to release documents, reportedly including his name, related to Jeffrey Epstein,

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert was cancelled recently for "purely financial" reasons according to CBS.