The posts remained online until Tuesday, when they were taken down. Elmo followed up the vitriolic posts with a return to his usual brand of warmhearted affection: “Elmo loves you,” the puppet posted.

The now-removed posts, which were shared on the character's official X account on Sunday, called for violence against Jews.

Sesame Street shared a statement on Elmo's X condemning the anti-semitic and racist posts made by the hacked account over the weekend.