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 consists of a letter announcing that the beloved red puppet has been laid off after more than four

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 gone viral. “Unfortunately, Elmo was recently laid off because of the federal budget cuts.