The Simpsons marks presidential milestone
In the next episode of The Simpsons, an ominous thunderstorm is brewing at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Inside the White House, the situation is even more turbulent.
“A hundred days in office, so many accomplishments,” President Donald Trump says while looking at his cellphone in bed, a book written by Bill O’Reilly beside him. Among these accomplishments, Trump declares, are lowering his golf handicap and increasing his Twitter following by 700.
“And finally we can shoot hibernating bears. My boys will love that,” the Trump character says. His wig reveals itself to be a small dog.
With a sign pinned to his chest stating, “I quit”, the character for press secretary Sean Spicer is seen hanging himself from a noose in the press briefing room, a bit of a dark image, even for a cartoon known for its biting satire.
Kellyanne Conway walks in and declares, “I am not replacing him.”
Stephen Bannon and a character who appears to be Jared Kushner are strangling one another.
And all the while, Trump i s scrolling through his phone, watching the news as he reviews his first 100 days in office.
And in other news, Ivanka Trump appears to have replaced Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.
A brief video posted on The Simpsons Twitter account teases the upcoming episode of the show, scheduled to air on Monday in the US.
The Simpsons, of course, famously predicted a Trump presidency in an episode aired in 2000.
In the opening credits of the latest instalment, which change every episode, Bart Simpson grimaces as he writes on the blackboard: “BEING RIGHT SUCKS.”