The Donald’ s not happy at being shown as a Grouch

HAS US President Donald Trump ever been a guest on Sesame Street?

I have an American friend and in a recent email exchange he mentioned this, but is it true? – J.

No, Trump hasn’t been on the long-running children’s show himself, but he has been ruthlessly mocked by a variety of spoof characters.

In 1998, Trump was parodied as Ronald Grump, a rich Grouch who wanted to build Grump Tower on Sesame Street.

They parodied Trump again as Ronald Grump, played this time by Joe Pesci, returned in the 1994 TV special Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars And Street Forever!

During a run of The Apprentice in 2005, another spoof of “The Donald” appeared as a Grouch named Donald Grump, who hosted a spoof of the reality series.

A parody Muppet of Trump was also built for the episode, intended to be a taxi cab driver, however his only featured scene was excluded from the final aired version, and he was only seen in promotional photos.

In 2012, Miss Piggy commented on the Donald’s hair, saying: “I adore his sartorial splendour, but the hairdo definitely needs to go!”

Appearing in 2015, Rowlf the Dog did an impression of Trump using his floppy ears to mock Trump’s comb-over hairstyle and quoting his “You’re fired” catchphrase.

It’s rumoured the president didn’t see the funny side of all the spoofery and holds a grudge against the show.