‘I’m Now The 44th-Best President!’ — Trump Meets Nixon’s Ghost In Epic Simpsons Short (VIDEO)

The Simpsons have had no qualms about bashing President Donald Trump, especially considering they predicted he would ascend to the office almost twenty years ago. The show released a new short on Friday, continuing to poke the bear in light of the newest controversies that surround the house that Trump built.

The skit sees Trump, surrounded by books like How To Lose Friends And Piss Off Israel and I’m Still Fired by Bill O’Reilly, trying to make nice with recently ousted FBI Director James Comey:

“Look, I want a do-over. I have no tapes; let’s make a deal. You hand over all your notes, and I’ll erase the tapes… I mean there are no tapes! No tapes!”

Trump, just like what continues to happen in his real presidency, is visited by the ghost of Richard Nixon who has some backhanded praise for our current POTUS:

I came to thank you, Donald. I’m moving up! Thanks to you, I’m now the 44th-best President! I just have one piece of advice: if you have tapes, burn ’em!”

Perhaps the best gag of all comes near the end, however, when President Trump asks Comey for a hug. The visual of the two men embracing each other is bizarre and hilarious (remember, Comey is six feet, eight inches tall). Even Nixon gets in on it, finally experiencing a hug for the first time in his life. The skit ends by showing a calendar with the heading “Here’s What’s Left” and expressing how many of us feel:

Paid for by the committee to turn the clock ahead to 2020, or back to whenever. Just not here.”

You can watch the entire short below; the framed Monopoly card on Trump’s wall is a nice touch, as is the weird leprechaun Jeff Sessions. Keep exposing those frauds for what they are, Homer J. Simpson.

The Simpsons is the creation of Matt Groening and is produced by Fox Broadcasting

Featured image via YouTube screengrab.