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People think The Simpsons predicted future again as Donald Trump announces $175 billion Golden Dome

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Published 17:27 21 May 2025 GMT+1

People think The Simpsons predicted future again as Donald Trump announces $175 billion Golden Dome

Some people think the beloved cartoon characters might have forecasted America's missile defence system back in 2007

Olivia Burke

Olivia Burke

Featured Image Credit: Disney

Topics: Donald Trump, The Simpsons, Conspiracy Theory, Weird, TV and Film

Olivia Burke
Olivia Burke

Olivia is a journalist at LADbible Group with more than five years of experience and has worked for a number of top publishers, including News UK. She also enjoys writing food reviews (as well as the eating part). She is a stereotypical reality TV addict, but still finds time for a serious documentary.

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If any politicians are struggling for a power move, they might want to stick an episode of The Simpsons on for some inspiration.

The animated sitcom has seemingly perfectly predicted the future once again - but some people are also wondering whether Donald Trump is simply using the show's plot lines as a reference guide during his presidency.

That's because there appears to be a strong correlation between some of the President's political manoeuvres and the contents of episodes of The Simpsons, which aired years prior.

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For starts, Trump taking office featured in the season 11 episode ‘Bart to the Future’, which aired all the way back in 2000 - and remind me, who is currently living in the White House?

Executive producer David Mirkin previously described this as 'one of the funniest predictions' the show has ever eerily got right...however, he might be about to reshuffle the order of The Simpsons' greatest forecasts now.

The Simpsons have been spot on with a range of predictions in the past (Fox)
The Simpsons have been spot on with a range of predictions in the past (Fox)

Trump has just made a huge announcement about a 'cutting-edge' missile defence system, which is set to cost somewhere in the realm of $175 billion (£130 billion).

He claimed that it will make the US impenetrable as it will detect and stop missiles at all four major stages of a potential attack, while boasting space-based capabilities as well as ground.

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And it's name? The Golden Dome.

For those who have watched 2007's The Simpsons Movie, this moniker set alarm bells ringing almost immediately.

A major part of the storyline in the comedy film focuses on how Springfield is sealed from the rest of the world with a giant glass dome in a bid to contain the pollution spewing from the town.

Marge initially tries to get in the swing of dome life, as she's seen knitting something with 'dome sweet dome' emblazoned on it - but mass hysteria quickly ensues as the characters become claustrophobic.

Underhanded officials later drop a time bomb inside the dome, deciding that it might be better to scrap Springfield altogether, until Homer manages to save the day.

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Now, we're in no way suggesting that Trump has any intention of following in these The Simpsons footsteps - but you've got to admit, it will have crossed the minds of a ton of people after Trump's Golden Dome announcement.

So, you can't blame people for immediately thinking of the dome in the 2007 movie when Trump announced his Golden Dome plans (Fox)
So, you can't blame people for immediately thinking of the dome in the 2007 movie when Trump announced his Golden Dome plans (Fox)

A quick glance on social media will tell you as much, as a host of people pointed out that Matt Groening's TV masterpiece has - somewhat - predicted the future once again.

One person said: "Hold up, why does this feel so familiar? Oh, snap, it’s giving major The Simpsons Movie vibes with that giant dome over Springfield! Like, did The Simpsons predict this or what? Is it a coincidence or another wild The Simpsons moment?"

Another said: "Nah, politicians use The Simpsons as a playbook. Best ideas ever."

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A third chimed in: "The Simpsons had an entire movie that explained how this is a HORRIBLE HORRIBLE IDEA."

The US President revealed the extravagant missile defence system earlier this week (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
The US President revealed the extravagant missile defence system earlier this week (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

A fourth joked: "Odds are, [Trump] is actually envisioning a giant gold dome that rests over the whole country ala The Simpson's Movie...."

While a fourth wrote: "You know @realDonaldTrump thinks the iron dome is a literal dome-shaped structure. The golden dome plan must have been hatched when Trump was watching The Simpsons Movie."

Just to make it crystal clear in case anyone is feeling a bit confused, there won't be an actual dome slotted over the United States in the middle of the night.

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The name 'Golden Dome' is merely metaphorical and just helps us imagine how the missile defence system will work - but it is made up of a load of tech, rather than gold drenched bars in a dome shape.

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