Some believe "Ronald Grump," a character parodying Donald Trump on 'Sesame Street,' is the reason the president wants to defund PBS.

Is ‘Ronald Grump’ to blame? ‘Sesame Street’ theory about Trump’s plan to defund PBS takes hold online ‘Using the presidency for petty revenge.’ ...

Since the 1980s, PBS's "Sesame Street" has parodied Donald Trump through the villainous character "Ronald Grump," a trash-loving real estate developer.

The character "Ronald Grump," a parody of New York real estate mogul Donald Trump, has appeared sporadically on the Public Broadcasting Service children's television series "Sesame Street" since ...

In 1988, Sesame Street debuted its newest and angriest developer, Ronald Grump, whose project for a Grump Tower eerily paralleled a certain New York developer.

A spokesperson for Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit that produces "Sesame Street," told Snopes by email, "Ronald Grump hasn't appeared in nearly 20 years, long before President Trump entered office.

Sesame Street has a character named Donald Grump, a Grouch who hoards stinky piles of trash and has a fragile ego. The United States has a president named Donald Trump, who...well you can decide ...

Donald Trump seeking to end public television funding after decades of mockery on Sesame Street 'Ronald Grump' appears in three episodes spanning decades - sowing fear and chaos and inspiring a ...

Donald Grump (not to be confused with Ronald Grump) visited our friends on Sesame Street in 2005 for a very important parody of Trump's reality television show, The Apprentice. The updated Grump ...

Ronald Grump. / Today I learned that there was an episode of Sesame Street where Donald Trump was parodied way back in January 1988. In fact, by Sesame Street standards, they kind of bodied Trump.

Since the 1980s, 'Sesame Street' has featured a few greedy, grouchy characters who have had names like Ronald Grump and Donald Grump. Here's a look at the three of them. (Video: Monica Akhtar/The ...

Donald Grump (not to be confused with Ronald Grump) visited our friends on Sesame Street in 2005 for a very important parody of Trump's reality television show, The Apprentice.