Steve from Blue's Clues just made everyone cry with his post-election TikTok

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 08: Steve Burns poses for a photo in the observatory as he and Josh Dela Cruz light the Empire State Building blue in celebration of Blue's Clues 25th Anniversary at The Empire State Building on September 08, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Nickelodeon) ORG XMIT: 775704144 ORIG FILE ID: 1339081137

Full disclosure: I was too old to watch Blue's Clues when it started its original run on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. in 1996. So I wasn't totally familiar with the work of former host Steve Burns.

But as of late, thanks to TikTok, I've seen what he does, and it's quite emotional.

Burns has made a bunch of videos in which he asks how people out there are doing, and then he just ... sits there. He's not blanked-faced -- he looks like he's actively listening. And that's it.

His latest video after the 2024 presidential election has everyone in their feelings in the comments and beyond, and you can see why:

Some other examples:

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