Donald Trump to be a character in American Horror Story season 7

Ryan Murphy has confirmed that the upcoming election-inspired season of American Horror Story will feature the characters of former election rivals Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Speaking to E! Online, the showrunner revealed the news flippantly, stating: “[We haven’t cast Clinton or Trump] yet. We’re halfway through the writing and not yet.“

He did share a minor tease of what to expect, however.

“It starts on election night is all I’ll say… It’s very scary that night for many people. It’s fun, you will like it. It’s really a season that will have a lot of people interested and I think there’s something for everybody in that season.”

Murphy, who is currently promoting new series Feud, stated that the recent US election is a “jumping off point” to something grander.

American Horror Story will return this autumn with stalwart Evan Peters the only other confirmed returning cast member.

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