Trump Media Shares Surge in Wake of Assassination Attempt

Shares soared on July 15.

Former President Donald Trump with blood on his face surrounded by Secret Service agents as he is taken off the stage at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024. Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group rose more than 30 percent on July 15, two days after the attempted assassination of former President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, the company’s majority shareholder.

Shares, which rose by about 50 percent in premarket trading, closed at $40.58, up almost 31.4 percent.