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- House Republicans called Sesame Street’s Elmo a “certified PATRIOT” on X after his June 19 World Cup video wearing a USA jersey.
- President Donald Trump’s May order cutting federal funding for PBS and NPR, which finances Sesame Street, prompted PBS to sue for viewpoint discrimination.
- The Republican Party (GOP) jabbed that Democrats “root for foreigners,” while Elmo later appeared with Fox’s Charissa Thompson before the U.S. match against Paraguay on June 12.
