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 lovable red Muppet — in which Elmo says he “was recently laid off because of the federal budget cuts” — has gone viral on social media.

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).

The confusion stemmed from a satirical LinkedIn post that humorously claimed Elmo was laid off due to federal budget cuts affecting PBS funding. The since-deleted post was written in Elmo's ...

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.

A viral LinkedIn post suggested Elmo had been laid off from PBS's 'Sesame Street' because of public-media funding cuts from the Trump White House.

“Elmo is good at so many things,” it said. “Like hugs. Elmo loves giving hugs.” A screenshot of the LinkedIn post went viral, but a Sesame Workshop spokesperson told Variety it was fake.

“Elmo learned that it is important to ask a friend how they are doing. Elmo will check in again soon, friends! Elmo loves you,” he posted with a heart emoji.

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.