Small Business Loans Helped the Well-Heeled and Connected, Too

WASHINGTON—The federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program designed to help small businesses weather the coronavirus pandemic helped a range of organizations including prominent restaurant chains, law firms and non-profits.

Among the recipients the Trump administration disclosed Monday: Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, the law firm headed by antitrust litigator David Boies; Newsmax Media Inc., the media company run by Trump donor Christopher Ruddy; and P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc., a restaurant operator with more than 200...

The elephants out side p f changs are racist. I’m going to break into a sneaker store, because I guess that’s what you do

How can this be legal? Millionaires and billionaires receiving LOANS?

MAGA screaming Marxism in 3...2...1 😂

Some businesses were affected by Covid but many just took advantage to get the taxpayer to pay their expenses for them. Enlarging the swamp!

if a Nation have no crime,rob, sabogate,swindle and kill people so this Nation no need Police,but there are a lot of crimes happen and the Nation need Police and prison.and now Black Matter and Antifa are trying to do those, they should be catched include the person want to join

This is the way Republicans wanted. They enabled corruption, and people, being American to their core, you know greed is good, took advantage of it.

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Yup, rich politicians dipped their hands in the government's deep pockets. This money was for small business and Mom & pop's. realDonaldTrump EricTrump RealJamesWoods

Hmm, a bill passes Congress in a few days with dozens of provisions, trillions in appropriations, no hearings and no debate. Should we really be surprised at the outcome?

Elaine Chao, Trans. Sec and Mrs. McConnell, Kushner, Nunes, Kanye West, countless lobbyists...got loans.

Devin Nunes's winery...

Last time I checked it was the intention to help companies. I would consider the PPP a real success. Thanks Trump!

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