A group of congressional Republicans accused PBS on Monday of “grooming” children after "Sesame Street," one of the nonprofit TV network’s flagship programs, shared a social media post recognizing Pride Month.

“On our street, everyone is welcome. Together, let’s build a world where every person and family feels loved and respected for who they are. Happy #PrideMonth!” the longtime children’s education show wrote in a post early Sunday on the social platform X.

The post, uploaded at midnight on June 1, the official start of LGBTQ Pride Month, included an illustration of "Sesame Street’s" colorful cast of puppets holding hands, their outstretched arms arranged in the order of a rainbow.

The Republican Study Committee (RSC), a coalition of GOP House members whose membership is not public,

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