** Stocks linked to former U.S. President Donald Trump
surged in premarket trading after he launched a presidency bid
for 2024
** Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp DWAC.O , the
blank check company that agreed to take Trump's social media
company public, soars 10.4%
** Remark Holdings MARK.O , which has been linked to Trump
on social media sites, is up 5.1%. Reuters has not independently
verified the link between Trump and Remark
** Software developer Phunware Inc PHUN.O , hired by
Trump's 2020 presidential reelection campaign to build a phone
app, gains 13.5%
** Rumble Inc RUM.O , a Canadian video platform popular
with conservatives, jumped 1.5%
** DWAC is the third most-trending stock on investor-focused
social media platform Stocktwits.com
(Reporting by Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru)
((Shashwat.Chauhan@thomsonreuters.com))