The Trump campaign is actually not bragging in this campaign ad -- at least not as much as it could be.On Thursday, President Trump's re-election campaign started running a Facebook ad that boasted he's "protecting small businesses and their employees during the coronavirus crisis." It then claims over 17,500 loans had been granted to those small business owners, but then inexplicably understates just how much they received.Instead of the $350 billion in loans the Paycheck Protection Program doled out until it was drained on Thursday, the Trump ad says he's given out "over $5.4 million to those who need it." $5.4 million divided among 17,500 businesses would only be a little more than $300 for each business, leaving the "over" to do a whole lot of work here. > Trump has a new Facebook ad bragging that he's distributed $5.4 MILLION in loans to 17,500 small businesses struggling to cope with the pandemic> > That would be about $300 per business? > > And the fund is $350 billion?> > The numbers make no sense pic.twitter.com/MvsU0qHY4z> > -- Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) April 16, 2020More stories from theweek.com 5 scathing cartoons about Trump's rush to reopen the economy Why can't you go fishing during the pandemic? Cuomo reacts to Trump tweet in real time, slams president for 'sitting home watching TV'
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