President Trump’s proposed budget cuts would endanger the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the home, among other things, of Sesame Street.
Meanwhile, PBS itself has naturally come out against the budget cuts, while Sesame Workshop offered its own statement (h/t The Hollywood Reporter) on the potential threat to PBS, which still broadcasts seasons after their HBO debut: Sesame Street was created to provide early access to education for all children.
One of the show’s most famous residents, Big Bird, took to Jimmy Kimmel Live to address the potentially historic cut, and what it would do to important television programming.
PBS makes Sesame Street available to all Americans and thereby continues to play a major role in helping less privileged kids gain access to preschool education that has proven and enduring value.