Elmo was radicalized by the manosphere,” the Sesame Street character explained, admitting that he had not actually been hacked

The iconic kids' entertainment character's social media also declared in a since-deleted post that Donald Trump is in the Epstein Files.

It was going to be so funny. But sadly at the last minute we had to scrap all that because Elmo … lost his f—ing mind.” Stewart was referring to the hacking of Elmo’s X account by an unknown entity on Sunday,

Jon Stewart hosted Elmo on tonight’s show, which was initially supposed to be about the tariffs. Remember those? Trump added a 17% tax to Mexican tomatoes today. But instead, Stewart did an extended riff about Elmo getting radicalized by the manosphere because he is a victim of the Male Loneliness Epidemic. The truth does, in fact, hurt.

Stewart warned Trump that his "classic" barrage of distractions will not be “enough” to quell MAGA’s “revolt” over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Daily Show, which is hosted on Monday nights by Jon Stewart, will compete in the category after also fending off competition from upstarts such as buzzy YouTube show Hot Ones and Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney.

While talking with Duncan and "Andor" showrunner Tony Gilroy on Thursday's episode of "The Weekly Show" podcast, Stewart built up to his big question of how close the United States really was to a second revolution with his guests.

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert could be out of a job if Skydance Media's Paramount takeover goes through as the late-night talk show hosts face an uncertain future