Shares of Trump Media slid on Monday, one day after Donald Trump — the company’s majority shareholder — was unharmed in an apparent assassination attempt on a Florida golf course.
The stock, which trades under the ticker “DJT,” closed down 3.8% at a price of $17.28 per share. Trump Media’s market capitalization stood at roughly $3.4 billion at the close.
U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire on an individual shortly before 2 p.m. on Sunday, after they spotted a rifle near the property line of Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, where the Republican nominee for president was playing a round.
Officials later arrested 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, after he fled the scene. He is in custody and made his first appearance in federal court on Monday.
As soon as the agents heard gunfire, they immediately transported Trump to a secure location.
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