“South Park” sparks backlash with Paramount+ clip showing Kristi Noem shooting puppies, doubling down on its controversial Season 27 satire.
“South Park” has reignited controversy around U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem by resurfacing a graphic end-credits scene available exclusively on Paramount+.
The clip, taken from the second episode of Season 27, depicts an animated Noem walking into a pet store and opening fire on a room full of puppies. While one dog briefly escapes, she quickly catches it and guns it down.
The footage was not part of the Comedy Central broadcast of the episode, which aired on August 6, but was included in the version released on the streaming platform.
On Monday, the show’s official X (formerly Twitter) account reshared the scene, prompting renewed outrage and debate online. The reason for the scene’s streaming-only inclusion is unclear, though “South Park” is produced on a tight weekly schedule to keep episodes timely, and it is possible the animation wasn’t completed in time for the linear premiere.
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Here’s the Paramount+ version of the end credits scene. pic.twitter.com/QAvMgQfU9t
Noem was a central figure in the episode, portrayed as the puppy-killing leader of ICE. In the storyline, she leads a raid on a local production of “Dora the Explorer Live!” while her face repeatedly melts due to botched plastic surgery.
The portrayal builds on an ongoing gag inspired by a real-life anecdote from Noem’s memoir, in which she admitted to shooting her dog, Cricket, because it was too aggressive.
Following the episode’s premiere, Noem responded during an appearance on Glenn Beck’s radio program, calling the depiction “so lazy” and “petty.” She accused the show’s creators of resorting to superficial jabs about her appearance instead of critiquing her policies.
“It never ends, but it’s so lazy to constantly make fun of women for how they look,” Noem said. She also claimed she had not watched the episode, explaining that she was “going over budget numbers and stuff” at the time.
“It’s always the liberals and the extremists who do that,” she added, saying they “pick something petty” rather than address her job performance.
Season 27 of “South Park” has proven to be one of the series’ most politically provocative in years. Its debut episode made headlines for depicting Donald Trump begging Satan for sex, prompting a sharp response from the White House, which dismissed the series as “irrelevant” and “desperate” for attention.
The Noem-focused episode has now sparked its own wave of media coverage, especially with the additional streaming-only content amplifying its most controversial elements.
As “South Park” continues to mine political figures for satire, the show’s creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, appear undeterred by criticism.
With the season still unfolding, it remains to be seen which public figures will be targeted next — and whether the Paramount+ exclusives will continue to push boundaries beyond what airs on cable.
