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Elmo Hits Trump in Lawsuit Alleging ‘Blatant’ Discrimination

PBS lawyers argued that Trump’s funding cut violates laws that prevent him from “serving as the arbiter” of their content.

PBS and a public TV station in Minnesota filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Washington on Friday, accusing the MAGA president of “blatant viewpoint discrimination,” the New York Times reported. PBS lawyers hit back against Trump in the filing, arguing that the proposed cuts violate laws forbidding the president from serving as the “arbiter” of its content, which included kids-focused learning shows such as Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Elmo’s World, and Sesame Street,which has since found a new home on Netflix. A photo of the characters from 'Sesame Street' Netflix/Sesame Workshop NYT reported that around 16 percent of PBS’ $373.4 million annual budget comes in the form of grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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