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The Daily Beast highlighted how funding for PBS, which has underpinned Sesame Street's operations for years, saw substantial cuts during Trump's era. While some reports exaggerated the impact of these cuts, claiming they endangered the very fabric of the show, the funding lost accounted for less than 10% of its budget. HBO had previously been the financial backbone for Sesame Workshop, but as the network shifted focus away from children's programming, they scuttled their partnership, leaving the show scrambling for survival.