Fox News Host Makes Bold Claim About ‘Sesame Street’: ‘Super Political’

Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy made a bold claim about Sesame Street in the premiere episodes of the network’s new podcast The Girls.

On October 1, the podcast featured Real World alum Campos-Duffy, Harris Faulkner, Kat Timpf, Melissa DeRosa, and Samantha Ponder. Among the topics they tackled was kids’ TV shows/content creators sharing political opinions.

They delved into the conversation by bringing up Ms. Rachel (real name Rachel Griffin-Accurso), who often speaks out about the war in Gaza, U.S. immigration and detention policies, and more.

“She is very vocal in her political views. And I sort of feel like if you’re going to be somebody who little kids look up to, we should separate those things,” DeRosa said.

She also claimed, “There is a strong possibility that when your kid gets older, they’ll subscribe to whatever that person’s views is because while their brain was still developing, you were trusting this person. So I feel like if you want to go be a spokesperson against Israel or against whatever, pick a category, great, do that. But then maybe I don’t want you brainwashing my 2-year-old nephew.”

Meanwhile, Timpf countered that line of thinking by pointing out, “I don’t think it’s that deep. She just sings songs.”

She explained, “I still listen to Michael Jackson, you know what I mean? Where do you draw the line? I grew up listening to Nirvana. I love Kurt Cobain. I wore flannel. I have yet to shoot up heroin.”

Timpf added, “To be clear, I find her extremely annoying. My son, thankfully, is more of an Elmo guy.”

To that, Faulkner interjected, “They have the same voice, though — Ms. Rachel and Elmo basically share the same voice.”

That’s when Cosmos-Duffy declared, “Sesame Street is political, too. They get super political.”

“Of course. Sometimes it is,” Timpf agreed. “Also, my kid’s 1-and-a-half, and it’s whatever. He’s not watching TV by himself anyway.”

Ponder also pointed out, “I think it’s more about how your parents help you frame what you’re seeing and your worldview as you grow up.” It’s OK to like people or even bring people into your home that have different views.”