The post also urges people reach out to congress to help save public broadcasting. Elmo has helped us through tough times before. Hopefully, it's the same here. This is brilliant.

A parody account on LinkedIn is going viral after a post said Elmo was fired. “Unfortunately Elmo was recently laid off. Elmo worked at Sesame Street for 45 years. Elmo is sad," the post says.

A LinkedIn post purportedly written by the lovable red Muppet — in which Elmo says he “was recently laid off because of the federal budget cuts” — has gone viral on social 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.

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.

“Hi LinkedIn, Unfortunately Elmo was recently laid off because of the federal budget cuts,” the post begins. “Elmo worked at Sesame Street for 45 years. Elmo is sad.

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 ...

“Hi LinkedIn. Unfortunately Elmo was recently laid off because of the federal budget cuts,” the post begins. “Elmo worked at Sesame Street for 45 years.

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