āSesame Streetā has become a propaganda arm of the Biden regime, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas charged Saturday.
On Saturday, the Twitter account of the āSesame Streetā character Big Bird tweeted a message telling Children to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
āI got the COVID-19 vaccine today! My wing is feeling a little sore, but itāll give my body an extra protective boost that keeps me and others healthy. Ms. @EricaRHill even said Iāve been getting vaccines since I was a little bird. I had no idea!ā the tweet read, referring to CNN journalist Erica Hill, who on Saturday hostedĀ an event with Big BirdĀ called āThe ABCs of COVID Vaccines.ā
Cruz soon vented his disgust.
āGovernment propaganda ā¦ for your 5 year old!ā he tweeted.
The Food and Drug Administration late last month gave Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to be given to Children between the ages of 5 and 11.
Newsmax host Steve Cortes joined in with his criticism of the āSesame Streetā edorsement.
āThis kind of propaganda is actually evil. Your Children are not statistically at risk, and should not be pressured into a brand new treatment. Do Not Comply!ā he tweeted.
Fox News host Lisa Boothe also ruled Big Birdās pushing the Biden line was a foul.
āBrainwashing Children who are not at risk from COVID. Twisted,ā she tweeted.
The āSesame Streetā push resulted in many others pushing back.
Some parents are hesitant of the vaccine.
Erin Gauch, of Middletown, Rhode Island, said concerns over side effects make her pause, according to The New York Times.
āIām looking at a 9-year-old, and if I make a bad decision and he ends up with some debilitating side effects or lifelong adverse reaction, I donāt think I could live with that,ā she said.
āIf we ultimately decide not to get my youngest vaccinated right now, I guess Iāll be subjected to mommy shaming, but Iāll just have to deal with it,ā Gauch said.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.