The simpsons ability to predict the future has struck again, as an episode from the year 2000 has surfaced which features donald trump winning a campaign to become president of the united states. The simpsons predicted donald trump presidency in 2000. The america we deserve is a book about public policy written by american businessman and current u. Simpsons writer who predicted trump presidency in 2000. Trump falsely claims his 2000 book demanded the killing of osama bin laden cnnpolitics after announcing the death of isis leader abu bakr albaghdadi, president donald trump on sunday. And in the first show to air after trumps victory, the simpsons. The most famous prediction from the show was that donald trump would become president one day. It was published in january 2000, while trump was considering running for president in that years election on the reform partys ticket. The animated series did feature a joke about donald trumps becoming president in a 2000 episode entitled bart to the future, but since trump had been flirting with the idea of making a presidential run since at least as far back as 1999, such a prediction wasnt as prescient as it might seem in retrospect. Back in 2000, the seventeenth episode of season 11, titled bart to the future, saw the show explore the future through bart.
In the episode bart to the future, bart faces its future. The simpsons addresses its 2000 prediction of donald. Simpsons depicts trump escalator scene in 2000, 15 yrs before the actual event predictive programming. The simpsons correctly and shockingly predicted donald trump would be americas president in an episode aired way back in 2000, where lisa refers to. It doesnt end well for the trump though, as he fails the nation by leaving it in a huge amount of debt, relying on china to bail the u. The simpsons has been around longer than a lot of its. The simpsons predicted president trump way back in 2000. But, not even i remembered that the show had predicted the idea of president donald trump way back in 2000. The simpsons prediction in 2000 about trump being president was meant as a warning video tv. I always knew the simpsons was a show ahead of its time.
The simpsons famously predicted donald trumps rise to the presidency way back in 2000, and now the animated hit series is taking aim at his first one hundred days in office. But 16 years ago, on a nowprescient episode of the simpsons, the legendary animated series predicted president trump would. Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons cnn video. Donald trump this article is more than 3 years old. In january, well officially get to call him president donald trump. That time the simpsons predicted president donald trump. How the simpsons predicted the trump presidency in 2000. In recent years the simpsons have given us a glimpse into the future including the prediction that donald trump would become president.
It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on march 19, 2000. The simpsons is the longestrunning animated series and has been notorious in actually predicting worldly events years ago. Simpsons depicts trump escalator scene in 2000, 15 yrs before the actual event predictive programming it seems ive been duped with some disinformation. The book lists and details a set of policy proposals trump intended to implement should he ever become president. There, bart is prevented from entering because of his age. But, not even i remembered that the show had predicted the idea of president. The simpsons knows it predicted a donald trump presidency, and it doesnt like it one bit. An image showing a cartoon donald trump in a coffin was purportedly featured on the simpsons animated tv series. It cant be easy being seen by most of the world as an unreliable. Donald trump predicted largescale terror attack before 911 in. Clearly among those critics are the producers of the simpsons, who have released a short animation clip titled donald trumps first 100 days in office that takes brutal aim at trumps. The simpsons predicted a trump presidency 16 years ago. Bart to the future is the seventeenth episode of the eleventh season of the american animated television sitcom the simpsons.
The writer of the episode, dan greaney, said it was a warning to america. The simpsons likes to poke fun at everything, and sometimes the show makes a few predictions. We look back at an episode from 2000 that imagines what would happen under a donald trump presidency. The simpsons has some thoughts on trumps first 100 days. In the episode, after their picnic in the park is cut short due to a mosquito infestation. The simpsons warned america that donald trump would one day assume the highest office in the land back in 2000.
Donald trump, kobe bryants death and now coronavirus. How the simpsons predicted the trump presidency in 2000 from the episode bart to the future where lisa simpson becomes president of the united states. Images from the the simpsons showing donald trumps announcement of his presidential candidacy are from 2015, not 2000. This episode of the simpsons predicted a president trump. A march 19, 2000, episode of foxs longrunning animated series the simpsons essentially predicted donald trumps impending tenure as. The simpsons exists in the futurama universe as a tv show the parody, though, is not when the simpsons managed to correctly predict that trump would one day become the president of the united states. A friend of mine sent me this thing and was convinced. The simpsons predicted donald trump would be president. An episode of the popular tv show the simpsons that aired in 2000 predicted that donald trump would be president. Simpsons donald trump 2000 vs trump escalator entrance. The simpsons predicted president trump way back in 2000 the. Did the simpsons predict a donald trump presidency. Which simpsons episode predicted president donald trump. Hes been with bart and the rest of the family since.
The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency in 2000. The simpsons had showcased donald trump as the president of america in a year 2000 episode. The simpsons has a grim take on trumps first 100 days. Youre in a room with 10 to 20 really funny people, writer al jean tells radio 1 newsbeat. Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons youtube. The simpsons and fox are taking a very animated look at the first 100 days of donald trumps presidency in a new video short. While aware of the rumors, simpsons showrunners have always claimed to have no foreknowledge of the events depicted on the show. The cartoon television series predicted president trump back in 2000. Simpsons writer dan greaney says that comedy even deserves the blame for a serious trump candidacy. The coronavirus outbreak was previously predicted in these. An episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted. In back to the future, he was the model for the bullying bad guy. And donald trump was first acknowledged as the president of the united states on the show in the 2000 episode bart to the future, over15 years before being he was elected. The simpsons knows it predicted president trump, and it.
The simpsons have made a number of uncannily accurate predictions during the shows nearly three decades on air, according to the daily star. In an unnervingly prescient episode of the iconic fox show from march 19, 2000, bart was transport. The simpsons predicted donald trumps presidency back in. How america survives a donald trump presidency, according to the simpsons. Titled bart to the future, the episode shows bart a vision of what his adult life will be like. In the episode, after their picnic in the park is cut short due to a mosquito infestation, the simpsons stop by at an indian casino.
Dont have a cow man, the simpsons saw president trump coming a long time ago. And donald trump was first acknowledged as the president of the united states on the show in the 2000 episode bart to the future, over 15 years before being he was elected. Now, twitter users have pointed out the simpsons also predicted the coronavirus outbreak in 1993. The simpsons donald trump episode spares absolutely no. It doesnt end well for the trump though, as he fails the nation by leaving it in a huge amount of. The opening sequence of the simpsons last night addressed the fox series 2000 prediction of a donald trump presidency. On march 19, 2000, the simpsons aired an episode that took a peek into the future. The nowinfamous bart to the future episode of the simpsons, which aired almost exactly 16 years ago, on march 19, 2000, predicted a donald. Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump. Sixteen years ago it was a punchline for lisa simpson. The show, famous for having predicted donald trumps presidency in 2000, minced no words about.
How america survives a donald trump presidency, according. Donald trumps presidential campaign of 2000 for the nomination of the reform party began when real estate magnate donald trump of new york announced the creation of a presidential exploratory committee on the october 7, 1999 edition of larry king live. Now in its 28th season, the classic animated series has never been afraid to poke fun at anybody or anything, including last year when its debateful eight skit lampooned the final eight of the presidential candidates in the 2016 presidential election including trump. An episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. The simpsons predicted a trump presidency in 2000 was it always an inevitability. Simpsons gag spoofs trumps first 100 days screen rant. The real estate mogul didnt make an appearance, but his presidency is. It was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose.
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