On 19 March, 2000, 16 years before Donald Trump was elected president, The Simpsons aired an episode in which Donald Trump is elected president.
“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,” episode writer Dan Greaney told The Hollywood Reporter back in March, when Trump heading to The White House still looked unlikely.
Democrats can at least take solace in the fact that, if The Simpsons continues its incredible run of predicting the future, Trump will eventually be replaced by the first woman president.
More than just a plot device though, Greaney said “it was a warning to America”.