---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-076343"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DJT"
cik: "0001849635"
company_name: "Trump Media & Technology Group Corp."
filed_at: "2023-03-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T21:41:11.617569+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Digital World Acquisition Corp terminates CEO Patrick Orlando, appoints Eric Swider as interim CEO

## Summary
- Patrick Orlando terminated as Chairman and CEO effective March 19, 2023; remains a director.
- Eric Swider, previously a director since IPO, appointed interim CEO; resigned from all committee roles.
- Board cites "unprecedented headwinds" and plans to appoint new Independent Board member and CFO as part of succession.
- Swider states goal to resolve outstanding issues and find expedient path to business combination.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-076343
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DJT
- cik: 0001849635
- company_name: Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.
- filed_at: 2023-03-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000119312523076343/0001193125-23-076343-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000119312523076343/d480278d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-076343
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-076343.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-076343.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Eric Swider was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer at Trump Media & Technology Group Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board appointed Eric Swider as Interim Chief Executive Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000119312523076343/0001193125-23-076343-index.htm
- Executive change
  Patrick Orlando was terminated as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Trump Media & Technology Group Corp..
  - Action: terminated
  - Role: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On March 19, 2023, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Digital World Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), terminated Patrick Orlando from his positions as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000119312523076343/0001193125-23-076343-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.