Trump was again the target of an assassination attempt.
On April 26 (local time, April 25), shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, prompting President Trump to urgently evacuate the event. Both President Trump and Vice President Vance were unharmed following the shooting, and the gunman has been arrested.
We are deeply saddened by and condemn such violent incidents, but events with strong political overtones are often closely tied to memes. In 2024, photos of Trump, bloodied but raising his fist and shouting “Fight!” after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally, instantly became the most popular meme on X.
So, following Trump’s latest close call, which assets have caught the attention of meme coin traders?
$HENRY
An X user named Henry Martinez (@HenryMa79561893) has been inactive since posting a tweet on December 21, 2023—the same name as the suspect in the attempted assassination of Trump.
This tweet was quickly spotted by netizens on X, garnering 22.6 million impressions. This mysterious figure was regarded by everyone as a "time traveler."
This also attracted the official $PEPE account on the Ethereum mainnet to interact. Since his profile picture is a Sad Frog, the official $PEPE Twitter account called him the "Time Traveling Sad Frog."
Interestingly, the official $PEPE Twitter account also provided another perspective—the cover image of Henry Martinez’s X profile, which seems to depict the scene of this event:
After interacting on the official $PEPE Twitter account, the market cap of $HENRY on SOL gradually rose from under $1.5 million. Later, Solana co-founder toly mentioned it on X, causing $HENRY on SOL to briefly surpass a $4 million market cap.
$Archangel
From the token's perspective, Musk retweeted a tweet from Trump dated 2024 following this assassination attempt:
Elon Musk personally dug up and retweeted a 2024 tweet from Trump—a move that, in the eyes of meme enthusiasts, carries the aura of a newly authenticated political meme from Musk himself.
Meanwhile, the photo of the perpetrator posted by Trump on Truth Social was also noticed by meme creators for its striking similarity to the image accompanying the 2024 tweet.
The token attracted significant participation from KOLs such as Wang Xiaoer and Lengjing. However, it failed to maintain momentum when attempting to break through the $2 million market cap and has since retreated to approximately $675,000.
$FIGHT
At the beginning of the article, we mentioned that in 2024, a photo of Trump, bloodied but raising his fist and shouting “Fight!” after an attempted assassination at a campaign rally, instantly became the most popular meme on X.
Following Trump’s latest assassination attempt, this classic meme was immediately revived by meme creators. Additionally, the official X account of the Republican caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives also brought up this slogan again after the shooting:
Therefore, $FIGHT on both the Ethereum mainnet and Solana experienced significant price increases, but the rise on the Ethereum mainnet was greater, peaking at nearly a 9x increase, while on Solana it reached a maximum of about 6x. Currently, the market cap of $FIGHT on the Ethereum mainnet is approximately $470,000, about 1.5 times that on Solana.
Conclusion
Following the recent assassination attempt on Trump, several related tokens have emerged. However, since the meme coin ecosystems on Ethereum mainnet and Solana are currently competing, and the sentiment surrounding the event is not as intense as during the election period, it remains to be seen whether the momentum will continue.