“Elmo is open to full-time or freelance roles.”

A fake post on LinkedIn has claimed Elmo has been fired from Sesame Street following a Trump directive to cut funding for broadcaster PBS.

Written in the fake post “Elmo” wrote: “Hi LinkedIn, Unfortunately Elmo was recently laid off because of the federal budget cuts. Elmo worked at Sesame Street for 45 years. Elmo is sad. Elmo loved his time at Sesame Street.

“Elmo is going to miss his friends Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Ernie, Bert, Abby, Grover, Count and so many more. They made Elmo’s day so much better. Elmo is looking for his next opportunity. Elmo is good at so many things. Like hugs. Elmo LOVES giving hugs. Elmo can also recognize the letter E, spell his name, feel empathy, sing ‘Elmo’s Song’ and ask how you are doing. Elmo is open to full-time or freelance roles.”

The “Elmo” post on LinkedIn also said that “if you want to help Elmo and his friends, please urge your local congress person to save Public Media.”

It’s not the first time a parody about Elmo has drawn attention with this video parody from 8 years ago – also linked to Trump cuts.

Source: Variety