“South Park” continues to skewer Donald Trump as Season 27’s rollout unleashes a new teaser for Wednesday’s upcoming episode, in which the president’s tariffs-heavy trade policy causes an uproar at South Park Elementary as prices skyrocket on Labubu dolls.
Per the episode’s description, “Butters experiences the reality of tariffs when he has to buy a Labubu doll for his girlfriend’s birthday.” It will air on Comedy Central on Wednesday at 10 p.m.
The footage also concludes with a shot of President Trump waddling on the down ramp of Air Force One, closely followed by Satan, his big-torsoed lover for the season.
The episode arrives after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Friday that the majority of Trump’s global tariffs are illegal. The ruling will not take effect until Oct. 14, as to give the White House time to ask for the Supreme Court to reverse the decision.
“The core Congressional power to impose taxes such as tariffs is vested exclusively in the legislative branch by the Constitution,” the court said in its 7-4 ruling. “Tariffs are a core Congressional power.”
In a response posted to his social media platform Truth Social on Friday, Trump attacked the court as “highly partisan” and said, “If allowed to stand, this Decision would literally destroy the United States of America.”
The small, grinning Labubu plush dolls have exploded in popularity over the summer, with their limited supply, celebrity endorsements and collectible nature driving up bidding prices online. Labubu dolls are made by Chinese toymaker Pop Mart.
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