Donald Trump, former US president and Republican candidate for the White House, was injured in the ear after being the victim of an armed attack during a political rally. The attacker and a supporter were killed in the attack.
The news unsurprisingly caused a stir on social networks, generating all kinds of impressions, including messages of support, conspiracy theories, and memes. Users also related the attack to one of the many predictions of the animated series The Simpsons.
The Simpsons Accuracy
In its 35 seasons, the popular yellow series has become famous for predicting several of the most relevant events in politics, the economy, social changes, technological advances, and everyday life. Among his most popular predictions are: the Ebola outbreak, the censorship of Michelangelo’s David, the disappearance of the submarine Titan, and the plague of bed bugs, among many others.
Did The Simpsons predict the attack on Donald Trump?
Among the most accurate predictions of the yellow family series is the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. In the episode, Bart of the Future, released in 2000, Lisa is shown as the new president of that country, and in one of the scenes she says: “As you know, we have inherited a good budget constraint from President Trump.”
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With the unexpected election of Trump in the 2016 elections, the relevance of the show’s predictions reached a new level and prestige over its ability to predict some events.
However, this is not the first time that The Simpsons has referenced the former Republican president. Another of the scenes that have given the most to talk about occurred in 2015, where Homer is shown behind Trump going down an escalator. The most striking thing about the image is the accuracy of what happened in real life.
In another episode, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie’s father are caught by Trump’s hair to end up inside the hair. On his trip, inside the Republican’s hair, an image is shown that assures that the former president will return to the White House in 2024.
The Simpsons got some explaining to do #trump shot
Can’t make this stuff up pic.twitter.com/VyJiDeIuGc
— BitcoinMusic (@ayewaken) July 13, 2024
In the scene, Homer is shown flying and right in the photo, you can see a sign that says: Trump 2024. And it is not the only prediction, he also assures that his daughter Ivanka Trump will be president in 2028.
Following the attack, a series of screenshots from an episode of the tv show have been shared on social media, suggesting that the show had foreseen the incident of Trump’s shooting. This sparked a flurry of reactions, with some expressing disbelief and others using humor to discuss the alleged prediction.
The Simpsons predicted Trump would get assassinated, but were they right again! pic.twitter.com/SwlpMLJhWG
— Jo Joe (@JoUncompromised) July 13, 2024
