Elmo
won’t
be
getting
unemployment
benefits
just
yet.
After
President
Donald
Trump
signed
an
executive
order
slashing
funding
to
PBS
and
NPR,
which
could
jeopardize
the
future
of
Sesame
Street,
a
viral
LinkedIn
post
shared
that
Elmo
was
out
of
a
job.
However,
it
was
simply
a
parody
account,
Sesame
Workshop
confirmed
to
Deadline
May
8.
“Unfortunately,
Elmo
was
recently
laid
off
because
of
the
federal
budget
cuts,”
the
now-deleted
post
circulating
on
social
media
began. “Elmo
worked
at
Sesame
Street
for
45
years.
Elmo
is
sad.
Elmo
loved
his
time
at
Sesame
Street.”
The
fake
Elmo
also
expressed
how
much
he
is “going
to
miss”
his
friends
Big
Bird,
Cookie
Monster,
Ernie,
Bert,
Abby,
Grover
and
Count
because
they “made
Elmo’s
day
so
much
better.”
Like
any
unemployed
person
on
the
networking
app,
the
message
went
on
to
highlight
Elmo’s
skills
like
being
able
to “recognize
the
letter
E,
spell
his
name,
feel
empathy,
sing ‘Elmo’s
Song’
and
ask
how
you
are
doing.”
The
post
also
urged
users
to
reach
out
to
their “local
congressperson
to
save
Public
Media.”
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