Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna appears to have embraced her recent parody on South Park, even as many viewers suggested she missed the point of the satire.
In last week’s episode, titled “Sickofancy,” the animated series introduced a caricature of the 36-year-old congresswoman in a scene with other political leaders praising President Donald Trump. The cartoon version of Luna is shown presenting Trump with a silver-plated space shuttle and fawning over his leadership.
“Mr. President, you have so many great ideas. Your leadership is truly beyond anything we have ever had in this country. And you do not have a small penis,” the animated Luna says in the episode.
Shortly after the broadcast, Luna shared a screenshot of the depiction on X, writing simply “#NewProfilePic” alongside the image. The move sparked debate over whether the congresswoman was intentionally “owning the joke” or had not realized she was being ridiculed.
Reaction online was swift. “They’re laughing at you, not with you,” one user wrote. Another added: “Politicians not understanding that they’re hated by the majority of regular people, to the point that they’re made into animated shows to be laughed at, will never not be funny.”
Others argued Luna’s response was calculated. Supporters claimed she had posted the image as a way of showing she could “take the joke.” Luna herself has not commented further on her caricature beyond updating her profile picture.
She is not the first MAGA-aligned politician to react this way. Earlier this month, Vice President JD Vance responded to his own satirical portrayal by posting an image of the cartoon version on social media, writing: “Well, I’ve finally made it.”
This season, South Park has repeatedly targeted Trump and his allies. The show has depicted Trump in a sexual relationship with Satan, a miniaturized Vance waiting on his every command, and a heavily altered Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as a Botox-filled character who kills puppies.
The Trump administration has pushed back against the portrayals. A White House spokesperson, Taylor Rogers, dismissed the Comedy Central hit as out of touch. “This show hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention,” Rogers told Variety after the season premiere.
Despite that criticism, viewership numbers suggest otherwise. Each of the first two episodes this season drew more than 6 million streams within days of release, proving the series’ continuing ability to provoke and stir controversy among its subjects.