The price of the largest Donald Trump memecoin MAGA (TRUMP) surged more than 30% following an assassination attempt on the former President while he was speaking on stage at a rally in Butler, Pensylvannia.
The MAGA memecoin (TRUMP) spiked rapidly from a price of $6.31 to $10.36 immediately following the assassination attempt, seeing its total market capitalization jump from $293 million to $469 million in less than 30 minutes, per DexScreener data.
Trump was speaking on stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania when several shots were fired from an unknown direction in the crowd.
Trump clutched his ear as shots sounded and dropped to the ground as his security detail rushed to protect him.
Shooting just happened at The Trump rally pic.twitter.com/Xs1dVL1H3T
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While being escorted off stage by his security detail, Trump could seen raising his fist and shouting at the crowd.
An official spokesperson from Trump's campaign told the Associated Press the former President was "fine" following the incident and that he was undergoing medical treatment at a local facility.