Elmo Sparks Backlash as GOP’s MAGA Rebrand Goes Off Script
TL;DR
Republicans tried to depict Elmo as a MAGA ally after a FIFA World Cup clip, but the move drew backlash over the party’s prior defunding of Sesame Street’s PBS/NPR funding, turning the internet into a culture-war flashpoint.
Topics:entertainmentpolitics#elmo#fifa-world-cup#pbs-funding#politics#republican-party#sesame-street
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- ‘Don’t make this a thing:’ Elmo picks Team USA for World Cup, still loves everyone Mashable
- World Cup 2026: Elmo learns his lesson after NBA Finals scandal, throws support behind the USMNT Yahoo Sports
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