I’m not saying that Donald Trump wants to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting because a 2005 episode of “Sesame Street” featured a trash can-living Grouch named Donald Grump who had an orange hairpiece and bragged about having more trash than anyone.

But if I had to guess I’d say … yeah, that’s probably why Trump wants to defund all public media. He seeks revenge for every perceived offense.

And he probably blames it on Elmo.

In the episode, Donald Grump is looking for a Grouch apprentice to help sort through his trash. Elmo wins the job, then gets fired for doing it well (although he gets to keep the toupee he’d earned on the job).

This perhaps explains why one of........

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