IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WOULD BE NO MATH: MSNBC’s Brian Williams, New York Times’ Mara Gay Make Embarrassing Math Error.

“Somebody tweeted recently that actually with the money that he spent, he could have given every American a million dollars,” Gay said.

Williams’ show aired the tweet on national television.

“I’ve got it. Let’s put it on the screen,” Williams said. “When I read it tonight on social media, it kind of all became clear.”

Williams then read the tweet: “Bloomberg spent $500 million on ads. The U.S. Population, 327 million. He could have given each American $1 million and have had lunch money left over.”

“It’s an incredible way of putting it,” Williams said.