‘Simpsons’ writer responds to the show predicting Kamala Harris’ presidential run

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seeking the Democratic presidential nomination after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race over the weekend.A writer from the show even addressed the coincidence on social media.

In the 2000 episode of the comedy series, “Bart to the Future,” Lisa Simpson becomes the first female president of the United States.

She sports the exact same purple ensemble that Harris rocked during the 2021 inauguration, including the pearl necklace and earrings.The back-to-back images of Lisa and Harris, 59, went viral on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday after the huge shakeup to the Democratic presidential ticket. “The Simpsons as Prophetic has become one of the most enduring mysteries of our times!” one fan tweeted.“It’s unnerving how often these predictions have been spot on,” someone else said.Al Jean, a screenwriter for the show, tweeted out the prescient photo as well.“@TheSimpsons ‘prediction’ I’m proud to be a part of,” he wrote.The Matt Groening-created show is notorious for predicting future events, including Donald Trump’s presidency.In the same episode, President Lisa remarks, “We’ve inherited quite a budget crunch from President Trump.”Groening, 70, addressed the show foretelling Trump, 78, reaching the White House in a 2016 interview with the Guardian.“We predicted that he would be president back in 2000 — but [Trump] was, of course, the most absurd placeholder joke name that we could think of at the time, and that’s still true.

It’s beyond satire,” he said.The show has also correctly predicted the Capitol riot, the “Game of Thrones” finale, the coronavirus pandemic and more.