The stock price of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (ticker: DJT) is surging Monday morning in premarket trading, as of the time of this writing. It is the first day the markets are set to open since the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Here's what you need to know.

The assassination attempt

On Saturday, July 13, a gunman opened fire on the former president while he was campaigning near Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump's ear was wounded, but the former president was otherwise unharmed. Three spectators were also hit, one of them fatally.