South Park’s creators have mocked President Donald Trump’s recent attempts to rename various geographical locations by announcing that their show will be renamed South America.Over the weekend, Trump suggested renaming the state of New Mexico as New America. He has previously signed an executive order to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, and another changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.Those changes have been reflected in online maps created by companies including Apple and Google.In a statement to The Independent, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone said: “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 Independent has approached the White House for comment.The creators of 'South Park' say they are renaming their show 'South America' (Comedy Central/Paramount)The long-running animated series is set to return for a 29th season next week, from Wednesday, September 16.On Sunday, South Park won its fifth Emmy for Best Animated Show — its first since 2013 — after a season that repeatedly mocked and belittled President Donald Trump.The series saw a huge spike in viewership as it took aim at Trump and his administration, with its satirical portrayal of the president becoming a recurring target throughout season 27, which aired last year.On Instagram, the official South Park account celebrated its win at the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys with a post poking more fun at Trump.It featured Trump clutching an Emmy trophy — alongside the rest of the show’s characters — with his pants and underwear around his ankles.“You finally got your Emmy,” read a message at the top of the image.‘South Park’ made President Trump the central target of its satire throughout its most recent season (Comedy Central)Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 dayNew subscribers only. £9.99/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled.Try for freeADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.Trump has complained about the TV awards in the past due to the fact that he never won an award for The Apprentice — the business competition series he hosted from 2004 to 2015.“The Emmys were horrendous…the absolute worst show,” Trump wrote on X in 2012, adding in another post: “The Emmys are all politics, that’s why, despite nominations, The Apprentice never won — even though it should have many times over.”In an interview with The New York Times last year, South Park co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker described why they decided to feature Trump so heavily in the last season.“It’s not that we got all political,” said Parker. “It’s that politics became pop culture.”Stone added that speaking out against the Trump administration had become “taboo.” He continued: “Trey and I are attracted to that like flies to honey. Oh, that’s where the taboo is? Over there? OK, then we’re over there.”
South Park creators announce new Trump-inspired name for the show
In a statement, the creators of the long-running animated satire say they’re changing the show’s name to ‘South America’











