Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries brandished an Elmo puppet on the House floor while criticizing Republican-backed cuts to Sesame Street funding in the $9 billion rescissions package.

A viral LinkedIn post humorously claimed that Elmo was laid off from Sesame Street after 45 years due to federal budget cuts.

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A post that was seemingly from Elmo went viral when the Muppet let people know he was “open to work” on LinkedIn. Now, people are wondering: Did Elmo get fired from Sesame Street?

After the Trump administration terminated education grants this week that have long funded PBS Kids, Elmo is seeking employment.

“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.

A LinkedIn post purportedly written by Elmo in which he says he "was recently laid off because of the federal budget cuts" went viral on social media.

Apparently, the latest round of federal budget cuts have reached Sesame Street. On Thursday, a LinkedIn post from the account someone made for Elmo from Sesame Street began going viral. The post ...

A viral LinkedIn post suggested Elmo had been laid off from PBS's 'Sesame Street' because of public-media funding cuts from the Trump White House.

A LinkedIn page created for Elmo explained that he was recently “laid off” because of President Donald Trump’s federal budget cuts.

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