Trey Parker and Matt Stone previously expressed frustration over season 27's delayed release amid parent company Paramount's pending merger with Skydance.

In the premiere episode, “60 Minutes” covers the presence of Jesus in South Park’s schools. The co-anchors anxiously describe Trump as “a great man” who is “probably watching,” a clear nod to Paramount settling Trump’s lawsuit against “60 Minutes.”

The season 27 premiere of “South Park” may have been delayed two weeks, but it made quite an entrance Wednesday night – so much so that even the White House took note.

Trey Parker made the comment after he was asked if he anticipated the reaction to the episode, which resulted in a damning statement by the White House.