In the episode, South Park Elementary guidance counselor Mr. Mackey gets fired due to the government "cutting back on unnecessary expenses" — a reference to the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) extensive cuts across the government.

South Park has doubled down on its mockery of Kristi Noem, the United States Secretary of Homeland Security, in a scene that wasn’t aired on Comedy Central. In the second episode of the outspoken animated show’s 27th season, Noem and the immigration enforcement agency ICE are brutally mocked throughout.

South Park mocked Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in its latest episode — and took some digs at Vice President JD Vance as well. In the episode, titled “Got a Nut,” school counselor Mr. Mackay loses his job due to President Donald Trump cutting the Department of Education’s budget,