Donald Trump Jr. is set to join the board of a ‘woke-free’ marketplace. Its stock is surging
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The owner of “woke-free” online marketplace PublicSquare exploded in value on Tuesday on news that Donald Trump Jr. is joining the tiny company’s board of directors.
The owner of “woke-free” online marketplace PublicSquare exploded in value on Tuesday on news that Donald Trump Jr. is joining the tiny company’s board of directors. A person familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN that Trump Jr. is set to join the board of PSQ Holdings, PublicSquare’s parent company. The arrival of Trump Jr. was first reported by Bloomberg News. That news catapulted the value of PSQ Holdings by around 90%, from $72 million as of Monday’s closing bell to about $135 million on Tuesday afternoon. The West Palm Beach, Florida-based company has not officially announced any changes to its board. Michael Seifert, its founder and CEO, declined to comment on the report. PublicSquare has described itself as “America’s woke-free marketplace,” a platform that connects shoppers with “valued-aligned businesses that refuse to succumb to the progressive ideology overtaking corporate America.”
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