President Biden is the latest public figure to weigh in on Elmo‘s viral mental health pop-in — saying the famed puppet was right to check in on folks … ’cause we’re all hurting.
It all started when the “Sesame Street” star’s X followers began trauma-dumping in his comments earlier this week when he asked how everyone was doing … something that’s taken the Internet by storm over the past 48 hours.
In a follow-up tweet, Elmo said he was glad he asked — reminding us all of the importance of checking in with a friend. Unclear if that was Elmo’s intention, but that’s what it became.
Welp, Joe himself signed off on Elmo’s tweet and the broader implications of what it morphed into … retweeting it to add his own words of wisdom — writing, “I know how hard it is some days to sweep the clouds away and get to sunnier days.”
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He drew focus back to our friend Elmo … acknowledging his underlying message was spot on, “We have to be there for each other, offer our help to a neighbor in need, and above all else, ask for help when we need it. Even though it’s hard, you’re never alone.”
Of course, Elmo’s initial message sent the Internet ablaze … with actress Rachel Zegler viewing it as a safe space for her to admit she was “kinda sad.” Heck, even T-Pain commented: “That’s love, pull up any time bruh … Check in on your people.”
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The comments section also became a safe space for others to talk about issues as small as running out of milk for the day … to more significant topics such as exhaustion, the 9-5 grind, and mental health in general.
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One takeaway from this … a little Elmo-tional support goes a long way. People were clearly more than ready to share their problems and then some — they just needed someone to ask.
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