'Elmo sad': Sesame Street star 'fired' in viral LinkedIn post after Trump cuts PBS Kids funding

'Elmo sad' as his job is under fire - (Getty)

Times are tough when even Elmo is out of a job. A LinkedIn post purportedly written by Sesame Street’s most lovable red Muppet has gone viral.

It has captured the internet’s imagination in the wake of the Donald Trump administration’s controversial decision to axe key education grants used to fund PBS Kids.