Did Elmo get sacked as a result of President Trump’s attempts to defund public media? A LinkedIn post purportedly written by the loveable red Muppet — in which Elmo says he “was recently laid off because of the federal budget cuts” — has gone viral on social media.

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

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