Trump asked businesses to share stimulus success stories — it didn't go well
Donald Trump speaking with the media at a hangar at Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Arizona (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)

President Donald Trump on Tuesday asked his 76 million Twitter followers share stories of businesses finding success with the "Paycheck Protection Program" loan program that was part of the COVID-19 stimulus package.


"So remember something, hashtag 'America works together' -- that's for small businesses, send whatever it is in about how great this experience has been from the standpoint of us bringing you back," Trump said, in a video posted to Twitter.

"We're bringing small businesses back bigger and better than ever," Trump argued. "They'll be big businesses by the time we finish."

"A lot of good things are going to happen," he promised.

While Trump had hoped for success stories, many offered stories documenting frustration with the PPP loan program and the economic crisis.

Here's some of what people were saying: