With the president canceling certain grants that will greatly impact PBS, the historic puppet is looking for a job, according ...

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.

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

I couldn't find the original post, but there is an Elmo Sesame Street LinkedIn profile for what it's worth. The post also urges people reach out to congress to help save public broadcasting.

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.

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.

Elmo is apparently out of a job. A LinkedIn page created for the Sesame Street puppet explained that he was recently “laid off” because of President Donald Trump ’s federal budget cuts. A ...

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

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).