“Unfortunately, Elmo was recently laid off because of federal budget cuts,” the Muppet wrote, before continuing: “Elmo worked at Sesame Street for over 40 years. Elmo is sad.

Elmo's innocent tweet on Monday prompted thousands of X users to unload their mental health struggles in replies — from the personal to the global.

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After a viral LinkedIn post from an account claiming to be Elmo said that he had been laid off from Sesame Street due to “federal budget cuts,” Sesame Workshop confirmed it was a parody.

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The post continues, "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.

Amid reports Donald Trump plans to cut funding to PBS, it appears Elmo from Sesame Street had something to say about it, dropping a diss track against the president in a parody for The Late Show ...

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“Unfortunately Elmo was recently laid off because of the federal budget cuts,” the Muppet began in the since-deleted post that has been shared on X. “Elmo worked at Sesame Street for 45 years.

Wait, Elmo's on LinkedIn?! A fake 'layoff' post for our furry red friend went wild. Don't worry, he's not actually looking for hugs (professionally).