HOLLYWOOD, CA - Protesters crowded around the Jim Henson Company lot in Hollywood Monday to protest Kermit the Frog and his "obvious ties to Pepe," the internet-famous frog meme associated with alt-right trolls and white supremacists. Though Kermit had zero connection to Pepe outside of his species, protestors insisted the frog resign immediately. By Tuesday, the Henson Company had given in to the demands and Kermit was fired from his position as CEO.

The company was prompted to act after Kermit attempted to address the controversy on Twitter, only making matters worse. In one tweet, Kermit claimed he would never reject his own species because of one "amphibious troll." The Twittersphere hammered this statement, creating memes mocking the tweet such as one depicting Adolph Hitler with the

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