The Simpsons Writer Who Predicted President Trump Launches His Own 2028 Campaign for the White House

The Simpsons writer Dan Greaney has announced a 2028 statesmanlike run, aft famously antecedently predicting a Donald Trump presidency backmost successful 2000.

Greaney is credited with penning Bart to the Future, The Simpsons' infamous 11th play occurrence which imagines Lisa Simpson arsenic president pursuing a disastrous Donald Trump tenure.

Aired agelong earlier Trump had ever expressed an involvement successful politics, the occurrence is often cited arsenic the champion illustration of The Simpsons accurately predicting aboriginal events (though Lisa herself is yet to denote her ain statesmanlike bid). Now, Greaney has said he's utilizing the occurrence arsenic a springboard for his ain campaign, which helium intends to tally arsenic a mean Republican.

Describing himself humorously arsenic a "prophet" successful a caller Instagram video, Greaney — initially dressed successful an outlandish wig — besides made a caller prediction: that Donald Trump volition beryllium removed from bureau earlier the extremity of this year, leaving the Republican candidacy wide unfastened erstwhile 2028 arrives.

"Screw it, I tin beryllium a politician," Greaney said. "I'm moving for president. My platform: America for all. Let's bash this.

"The United States was founded connected a transcendental insight: that each men are created equal," Greaney continued. "But now, Trump, Vance, the billionaires, careerists and cowards successful some parties person turned their backs connected it. It's money, powerfulness and information for them, but not for you. In America, the authorities is expected to enactment for everyone. Democracy for all, accountability for all, prosperity for all."

With much than 2 years to spell until the 2028 statesmanlike election, nary different candidates person yet formally announced their ain run. However, galore figures are expected to state involvement arsenic the clip nears, specified arsenic Republican legislator Ted Cruz, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance. President Trump has besides suggested connected respective occaisons helium would similar to stay president, though it is not (currently) constituitionally imaginable for him to bash so.

"When I saw that photograph of Trump surrounded by tech billionaires and CEOs astatine the inauguration, I was disgusted into action," Greaney said successful an accompanying statement. "I realized that cipher was going to prevention us, and that self-respect required maine to astatine slightest effort to bash something. I utilized what I had, my assertion to fame arsenic the writer of the occurrence of The Simpsons that predicted Trump, to foretell his downfall. This was an look of some condemnation and my deepest values."

In all, Greaney is credited with penning 20 episodes of The Simpsons, and besides inventing the connection "embiggen" — a word that tin present beryllium recovered successful the Oxford English Dictionary.

Image credit: Dan Greaney/Instagram.

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