In targeting PBS, the White House said it also was too left leaning. As an example, it cited a Valentine’s Day story on “queer animals” and featured stories embracing a teenager’s transgender journey.

A LinkedIn post has gone viral after claiming that Sesame Street’s Elmo was recently laid off after 45 years on the beloved children’s show, reportedly due to federal budget cuts in US. The ...

Elmo, a beloved fixture on "Sesame Street," has helped teach countless children emotional literacy. Yet many adults also found themselves turning to "Sesame Street" for reassurance during the ...

Elmo appears to have activated LinkedIn’s “Open for Work” tab. A post on the employment social media network attributed to the adorable “Sesame Street” character has g… ...

Elmo loved his time at Sesame Street,” the message read. It added that Elmo was going to miss working with other popular Muppets on the show, including Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Ernie, Bert ...

“Unfortunately Elmo was recently laid off because of the federal budget cuts,” the Muppet began in the since-deleted post that has been shared on X. “Elmo worked at Sesame Street for 45 years.

“Unfortunately, Elmo was recently laid off because of federal budget cuts,” the Muppet wrote, before continuing: “Elmo worked at Sesame Street for over 40 years. Elmo is sad.

The post, written in Elmo's unmistakable sweet and simple voice, announced, "Unfortunately Elmo was recently laid off because of the federal budget cuts." It went on to say, "Elmo worked at Sesame ...

In the fake post, according to the version circulating online, “Elmo” wrote: “Hi LinkedIn, Unfortunately Elmo was recently laid off because of the federal budget cuts.

Toward the end of the letter, Elmo writes urging people to tell their local representatives to save public media, which was targeted in a May 1 executive order by President Donald Trump.

Elmo is apparently out of a job. A LinkedIn page created for the Sesame Street puppet explained that he was recently “laid off” because of President Donald Trump ’s federal budget cuts.