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International Business Times
International Business Times
Taylor Odisho

Drone Company Stock Price Skyrockets After Hiring Shareholder Don Jr. to Provide 'Unique Expertise'; Social Media Users Cry Foul: 'WTF Does He Know About Drones?'

Don Jr. was recently hired as an adviser for a drone company he invested in. (Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Hours after Unusual Machines, a Florida-based drones manufacturer, announced it had hired Donald Trump Jr. as an adviser, its stock prices nearly doubled while social media users were left scratching their heads.

"Don Jr joining our board of advisors provides us unique expertise we need as we bring drone component manufacturing back to America," Allan Evans, CEO of Unusual Machines, stated in a press release obtained by The Guardian.

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