• News
  • Life
  • TV & Film
  • Beauty
  • Style
  • Home
  • News
    • Celebrity
    • Entertainment
    • Politics
    • Royal Family
  • Life
    • Animals
    • Food & Drink
    • Women's Health
    • Mental Health
    • Sex & Relationships
    • Travel
    • Real Life
  • TV & Film
    • True Crime
    • Documentaries
    • Netflix
    • BBC
    • ITV
    • Tyla Recommends
  • Beauty
    • Hair
    • Make-up
    • Skincare
  • Style
    • Home
    • Fashion
    • Shopping
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
Submit Your Content
Simpsons writer had eerie admission about infamous Donald Trump episode

Home> Entertainment> TV & Film

Updated 18:45 23 Jan 2025 GMTPublished 18:46 23 Jan 2025 GMT

Simpsons writer had eerie admission about infamous Donald Trump episode

Writer Dan Greaney has opened up about the season 11 episode

Lucy Devine

Lucy Devine

google discoverFollow us on Google Discover

A writer for The Simpsons had an eerie admission about the infamous Donald Trump episode.

The TV show has long been associated with predicting some big world events, including the cost of living crisis and even the 'Hawk Tuah' girl.

In one notable episode, titled 'Bart to the Future', which aired in 2000, the show even predicted that Donald Trump would become president.

Advert

Writer Dan Greaney has since spoken about the meaning behind it, making a rather creepy admission.

“It was a warning to America,” he told The Hollywood Reporter in 2016.

“And that just seemed like the logical last stop before hitting bottom. It was pitched because it was consistent with the vision of America going insane.”

In the ep, Lisa becomes president of the US, telling her staff: “As you know, we’ve inherited quite a budget crunch from President Trump.”

Initially, people thought it was a reference to Trump's attempt to run as a candidate for the Reform Party in 2000, but became especially relevant when he became president in 2017.

As we know, he's just been sworn in for a second time, following a successful election in November last year.

“The important thing is that Lisa comes into the presidency when America is on the ropes, and that is the condition left by the Trump presidency,” Greaney continued. “What we needed was for Lisa to have problems that were beyond her fixing, that everything went as bad as it possibly could, and that’s why we had Trump be president before her.”

Fans think the season 11 episode predicted a huge political event in the US (Fox)
Fans think the season 11 episode predicted a huge political event in the US (Fox)

Many think the show also 'predicted' Kamala Harris' potential presidency, sharing side-by-side photos of her in a similar purple suit to Lisa.

However, one viewer pointed out: “But The Simpson prophesy says she's President AFTER Trump."

Another added: “President Lisa Said ‘We inherited a crunch of debt from President Trump’."

Someone else asked: “So Kamala is going to win in 2028? After the next Trump presidency?”

Donald Trump has already made some big changes (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Donald Trump has already made some big changes (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump officially became the 47th president of the United States on Monday (20 January) and has already made some big changes.

During the day's proceedings, he signed off several executive orders, memorandums and proclamations at Capital One Arena, before heading to the Oval Office.

Some of the orders he's signed off on include withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organisation (WHO), as well as changes to birthright citizenship, delaying the TikTok ban and only recognising two genders - male and female.

Trump has also signed pardons for around 1,500 defendants who took part in the US Capitol riots back in January 2021, following Joe Biden's election victory.

Featured Image Credit: Fox

Topics: TV And Film, Donald Trump, Politics, US News

Lucy Devine
Lucy Devine

Lucy is a journalist working for Tyla. After graduating with a master's degree in journalism, she has worked in both print and online and is particularly interested in fashion, food, health and women's issues. Northerner, coffee addict, says hun a lot.

X

@lucedevine

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

an hour ago
2 hours ago
4 hours ago
5 hours ago
  • Tyler Mallory/Getty Images
    an hour ago

    Truth behind John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s infamous fight portrayed in Love Story

    Love Story dramatises the romance and tragic deaths of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette

    Entertainment
  • Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
    2 hours ago

    Lisa Rinna claims she was drugged at Traitors premiere party

    The Days of Our Lives star was in Hollywood when she said it happened

    Entertainment
  • Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images
    4 hours ago

    Kevin Bacon left stunned after discovering his wife is his cousin

    The Hollywood A-lister and his wife, Kyra Sedgwick, were well and truly shocked after hearing the news

    Entertainment
  • Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty Images
    5 hours ago

    Lisa Rinna names ‘biggest bully in Hollywood’ who made her life ‘hell’

    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star accused a former Days of Our Lives co-star of being a 'ticking time bomb'

    Entertainment
  • Simpsons writer makes ‘shocking new prediction’ about Donald Trump following accurate prophecies
  • Donald Trump reveals he 'doesn't know how long he'll be around' in concerning admission
  • Writer who sued Trump for sexual assault receives Valentine’s ‘love letter’ from his administration
  • Donald Trump reveals extravagant plans for America’s 250th birthday