Did Gavin Newsom’s businesses exploit the Paycheck Protection Program?

Published December 10, 2020 7:09pm ET



California Gov. Gavin Newsom found himself in hot water recently after being exposed for hypocrisy over his state’s COVID-19 restrictions. Newsom attended a dinner party at a fancy indoor restaurant while scolding us plebeians to stay home. Now, new reports raise questions as to whether the Democratic governor’s businesses exploited or received special treatment from the federal Paycheck Protection Program that was meant to keep struggling businesses afloat.

A local San Francisco news outlet reports that nine companies Newsom partially owns received relief money and that the funding they received far exceeds what was originally reported. Of course, that’s all fair enough — there’s no reason these businesses couldn’t be eligible for the loans like any other business.

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