Elmo testified before congress in support of funding for music education programs. (Source)
He also did this while looking incredibly adorable.
Meanwhile a man probably sat crammed under that desk so a puppet could testify I’m laughing too hard
I’m sorry but you seem to be mistaking Elmo for a puppet. Elmo is not a puppet. He is a muppet. A puppet is a man made object and a muppet is a living being. There is nobody under the desk because Elmo is real.