Donald Trump has yanked all federal funding from PBS. The excuse? “Woke programming.” The real reason? A 30-year vendetta against Sesame Street—because the Muppets made fun of him, and they got it right.
Since the late ’80s, Sesame Street has skewered Trump with a series of Grouch parodies that now feel less like satire and more like early reporting. Grump was a trash-hoarding con man in a cheap suit, obsessed with building pointless towers, scamming communities, and inflating his self-worth. He barked orders, fired the competent, and always—always—got thrown out when people saw through the act.
Sound familiar?
That’s the storyline Trump never forgave. Because unlike his voters, the puppets didn’t fall for it.
These weren’t just puppet skits. They were damning character studies. And Trump never got over the felt-based humiliation.
So here we are. The President of the United States, in the midst of economic collapse and civil unrest, has prioritized a petty revenge mission against a children’s television network. Not because it’s dangerous. But because it told the truth—louder, earlier, and with more moral clarity than any news anchor ever dared.
This is what authoritarian fragility looks like: a president wielding state power to silence a show that hurt his feelings. Because Sesame Street committed the gravest MAGA sin—telling the truth in public.
TRUMP GETS REVENGE ON PUPPETS WHO EXPOSED HIM
Donald Trump has yanked all federal funding from PBS. The excuse? “Woke programming.” The real reason? A 30-year vendetta against Sesame Street—because the Muppets made fun of him, and they got it right.
Since the late ’80s, Sesame Street has skewered Trump with a series of Grouch parodies that now feel less like satire and more like early reporting. Grump was a trash-hoarding con man in a cheap suit, obsessed with building pointless towers, scamming communities, and inflating his self-worth. He barked orders, fired the competent, and always—always—got thrown out when people saw through the act.
Sound familiar?
That’s the storyline Trump never forgave. Because unlike his voters, the puppets didn’t fall for it.
These weren’t just puppet skits. They were damning character studies. And Trump never got over the felt-based humiliation.
So here we are. The President of the United States, in the midst of economic collapse and civil unrest, has prioritized a petty revenge mission against a children’s television network. Not because it’s dangerous. But because it told the truth—louder, earlier, and with more moral clarity than any news anchor ever dared.
This is what authoritarian fragility looks like: a president wielding state power to silence a show that hurt his feelings. Because Sesame Street committed the gravest MAGA sin—telling the truth in public.
See Seasame Street’s takedown of Trump here:
https://substack.com/@patricemersault/note/c-114158331
I didn’t even know about this, thank you!
So basically the CPB can give him the bird. He's just blowing smoke.