Hakeem Jeffries Holds Red Puppet Amid GOP Criticism Over DOGE Cuts

House passes DOGE cuts

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The House passed a bill this week to cut funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting as part of the president's efforts to eliminate "waste, fraud and abuse" in the federal government. "Republicans are attacking Elmo," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said during debate on the House floor Thursday.  "I never realized Elmo was more important to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle than the American…

BEYOND PARODY: Hakeem Jeffries Holds Up Elmo Doll on House Floor to Protest Cuts to PBS

Now that Republicans are finally passing legislation to take taxpayer funds away from PBS and NPR, Democrats are getting big mad and, as usual, their anger is making them act out in a ridiculous manner.

Hakeem Jeffries: "You Killed Elmo!"

With PBS having their free money get cutoff because of DOGE, there's only one thing left to do. And that's pull out Elmo as a means to try to pull heartstrings.

‘Killed off Elmo!’ Top Dem waves red puppet as GOP scolded over DOGE cuts

Elmo had quite the day on Capitol Hill Thursday as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) brought a stuffed version of the beloved “Sesame Street” puppet onto the House floor to slam Republicans’ proposed cuts to children’s programming. "Today, we are on the floor of the House of Representatives debating legislation that targets Elmo. And Big Bird. And Daniel Tiger and ‘Sesame Street,'" Jeffries said, waving the red puppet during remarks o…

‘Killed off Elmo’: Jeffries brings along stuffed friend for stunt on House floor

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries brandished an Elmo puppet on the House floor while criticizing Republican-backed cuts to Sesame Street funding in the $9 billion rescissions package.

Democrat Leader Waves Elmo Doll On House Floor To Defend Funding For PBS

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries brought an unexpected prop to the House floor this week: a red Elmo doll. The New York Democrat used the children’s character to protest a provision in President Trump’s $9.4 billion budget rescissions package that would reduce federal funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps support PBS and NPR. “We’re on the floor of the House of Representatives, not debating legislation that is desi…