Of course, he might have been looking out for himself there rather than giving fans something to gnaw on, since he probably doesn’t want to spend the next 4-5 months fielding and dodging questions about Trump and Clinton’s potential presences.
Not that the confusion wrapped up in American Horror Story’s election storyline was as dense as everything that happened after the actual election, but it’s good that Ryan Murphy offered a clear-as-can-be explanation for how Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will figure into the season premiere.