Toward the end of the letter, Elmo writes urging people to tell their local representatives to save public media, which was targeted in a May 1 executive order by President Donald Trump.

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.

Elmo LOVES giving hugs. Elmo can also recognize the letter E, spell his name, feel empathy, sing ‘Elmo’s Song’ and ask how you are doing. Elmo is open to full-time or freelance roles.” ...

There’s little other competition for the letter Z — it’s used to start words in the English language just shy of .05 percent of the time, or 355 times less often than the letter T is.