Simpsons writer makes ‘shocking new prediction’ about Donald Trump following accurate prophecies

Any fans of The Simpsons will no doubt know all about the decade-spanning joke that the cartoon has accurately 'predicted' a number of world events years before they happened.

One of the most famous 'prophecies' the long-running sitcom made, however, was that Donald Trump would eventually become president of the United States of America - an event which came true in 2016 and then again in 2025.

The episode in question, which was written by Dan Greaney, was released back in 2000 and was titled 'Bart to the Future'.

Viewers will remember a grown-up Lisa being depicted as the latest US president as she tells her cabinet that they’ve 'inherited quite the budget crunch from President Trump'.

The gag was initially a reference to his attempt to run as a candidate for the Reform Party, but became eerily relevant when Trump ended up landing the presidential role in 2016 as part of the Republican Party.

Nearly a decade after his initial 'prophecy' came true, Greaney has come forward yet again to make a 'shocking new prediction' about Trump.

Taking to Instagram earlier this year (20 June) the episode writer explained: "I don't know how I see the future. I'm not a scientist. I'm a prophet. In that episode, I hinted that the Trump administration had failed, leaving President Lisa Simpson to pick up the pieces."

'A shocking new prediction'

He continued: "I now have a shocking new prediction. The end is near for the Trump presidency. It will happen in spectacular fashion. His fall will be unambiguous and universally acknowledged. He'll be removed from office.

"It's risky to put a date on it, but I have to call it like I foresee it. So I'm going to say by the end of the year. And we will move on as a nation and people, united. Didn't see that coming."

'I have seen who WON'T be president next'

In a follow-up video posted shortly after the first (1 July), Greaney went on: "Last week, I shared my prophecy about Trump's fall. The question I got most was, 'What happens next?'

"I don't know who the next president will be. I'm not an expert in constitutional succession of authority. I'm a prophet."

The tongue-in-cheek clip then transitioned to show Greaney donning a costume of a grey wig and big and robes.

"And I have seen who WON'T be president next," the writer theorised. "JD Vance or anyone else in Trump's inner circle. They rose with him. and they'll fall with him."

"And as for JD, he'll be tossed out like an old, well, you know," as the camera panned to a pretty beaten-up sofa.