Now that Republicans are lastly passing laws to take taxpayer funds away from PBS and NPR, Democrats are getting massive mad and, as traditional, their anger is making them act out in a ridiculous method.
Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries truly held up an Elmo doll on the Home ground, as if he was making some profound level. All he actually managed to do was make himself seem like a jackass.
Now we have been instructed for years that the tax {dollars} that go to those retailers solely makes up a small fraction of their funding, so why is the left freaking out about reducing it? Can’t a number of wealthy Hollywood libs make up the distinction?
FOX News stories:
‘Killed off Elmo’: Jeffries brings alongside stuffed pal for stunt on Home ground
Elmo has a pal, certainly.
Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., introduced alongside a stuffed pal to assist make a degree on the Home ground Thursday.
Jeffries held up a stuffed Elmo doll whereas accusing Republicans of focusing on beloved youngsters’s reveals like “Sesame Road” of their push to slash federal spending.
“At this time, we’re on the ground of the Home of Representatives debating laws that targets Elmo. And Huge Chicken. And Daniel Tiger and ‘Sesame Road,’” Jeffries mentioned, waving the puppet as he railed in opposition to the GOP-led rescissions bundle.
The second, broadly circulated on-line, got here throughout debate over the Republican-backed Proposed Rescissions of Budgetary Assets from President Trump, which might get rid of over $9 billion in unspent or low-priority federal funds.
See the video beneath:
Hakeem whips out Elmo to defend PBS’s funding.
How can anybody take this man significantly? pic.twitter.com/eeIfhfVYM2
— Media Analysis Heart (@theMRC) June 12, 2025
Folks on Twitter/X had enjoyable with this.
Hakeem Jeffries goes to make use of Elmo to point out everybody the place Trump’s phrases harm him. pic.twitter.com/gDC6YIm8N4
— Tim Younger (@TimRunsHisMouth) June 12, 2025
Hakeem Jeffries introduced his emotional help Elmo to work immediately. How good! pic.twitter.com/XJwJL2twaL
— Hyperlink Lauren (@itslinklauren) June 12, 2025
Somebody inform the Home Minority Chief that Elmo is a Netflix worker now pic.twitter.com/hy5LInxFnJ
— Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) June 12, 2025
Do Democrats wish to be taken significantly? As a result of this isn’t the way to do it.
