Apparently, times are tough even on Sesame Street. A post that was seemingly from Elmo went viral when the Muppet let people know he was “open to work” on LinkedIn. Now, people are wondering: Did Elmo get fired from Sesame Street?

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.

Sesame Street star 'fired' in viral LinkedIn post after Trump cuts PBS Kids funding - Elmo being ‘laid off’ sparks outcry as Sesame Street caught in political crossfire over US education grants

Elmo, the show’s furry-red Muppet with a consistently cheerful ... ideologies and ‘woke propaganda.’” Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization responsible for the production of Sesame Street and several other educational children’s programs ...

(The post isn’t actually from Sesame Street or Children’s Television Workshop. It is a fake post made by a fan—and is very funny.) The Muppet then went on to provide LinkedIn users with a ...

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).

Sesame Street character Elmo appeared to weigh into Trump's controversial budget cuts this week in a viral social media post.

Elmo, Abby Cadabby and the rest of the “Sesame Street” gang will get some high-profile help as they travel down a new road.