In case you are wondering what the true reason Trump’s administration is for defunding PBS, it’s Donald Trump himself. If you think this has anything to do with saving money and appropriating it to “better” channels, then you obviously don’t know Donald Trump. If you want to know the real reason public broadcasting is getting chopped you needn’t look further than Sesame Street. Did you know that since the 1980s Sesame Street has been doing a parody of Donald Trump with a character named “Ronald Grump?’ You can read an entire explanation of the history of the character at the Washington Post.
The post said, We know of nothing to suggest any link between these skits and Trump’s budget proposal. He is not the first president to desire the elimination of public broadcasting funds. And because the show now airs on HBO, Trump’s plan is unlikely to destroy Sesame Street, as Grump tried so hard to do.
However, it’s evident by the history of the show and a few skits involving “Grump,” Donald Trump was a direct target of parody and more than likely criticism.
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Here’s an example of a story from 2005:
In 2005, his likeness returned to Sesame Street as “Donald Grump”: a grouch again, but now in an orange wig – and famous among muppets for his reality show and spectacular wealth. With a great rumble, Grump popped out of a can atop a table strewn with Grump-branded trash. The muppets chanted: “Grump! Grump! Grump!” “I’m the trashiest, I’m the grouchiest Grump,” he sang. And then, as he always did, Grump sowed division on Sesame Street. He enlisted the muppets into a contest to become his helper, making them compete with each other to perform menial tasks, like sorting his old sneakers.
When a pair of grouches’ performance displeased him, Grump told them to leave Sesame Street. “Don’t forget your suitcases,” he said. The contest narrowed to a matchup between Elmo, Oscar and his girlfriend, Grundgetta. But the latter two spent all their time arguing with each other about the prize. Elmo worked the hardest and won all the events. In a fit of cruelty, Grump cut him anyway. He chose as his apprentices the two other grouches. Because, he explained, they were caustic and ineffective at their jobs.
Do you think Sesame Street has to do with these budget cuts? I 100% do.
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