Government funding makes up only 4 percent of the revenue received by Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit that produces the show, per its website.

GOP lawmakers criticized Sesame Street's Pride post, urging to defund PBS and highlighting ongoing tensions over public broadcasting funding.

Sesame Street's Pride Month message prompted Republican outrage and renewed calls to defund PBS amid President Trump's efforts to pull federal funding from PBS.

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit production company behind the beloved children's educational TV show "Sesame Street," is facing major staff cuts after losing key funding.