President Donald Trump said in a social media post Saturday that Netflix will \u201cpay the consequences\u201d if it doesn\u2019t fire Susan Rice, who has served on the company\u2019s board of directors since 2018.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s comments came after Rice \u2014 a former ambassador to the United Nations who held diplomatic and advisory roles in the Obama and Biden administrations \u2014 appeared on the \u201cStay Tuned with Preet\u201d podcast hosted by Preet Bharara and predicted that corporations that \u201ctake a knee\u201d to Trump will be \u201cheld accountable\u201d when Democrats return to power.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf these corporations think that the Democrats, when they come back in power, are going to, you know, play by the old rules, and [\u2026] say, \u2018Oh, never mind. We\u2019ll forgive you for all the people you fired, all the policies and principles you\u2019ve violated, all, you know, the laws you\u2019ve skirted,\u2019 I think they\u2019ve got another thing coming,\u201d Rice said.<\/p>\n
In response, Trump posted on his social network Truth Social, \u201cNetflix should fire racist, Trump Deranged Susan Rice, IMMEDIATELY, or pay the consequences. She\u2019s got no talent or skills \u2013 Purely a political hack! HER POWER IS GONE, AND WILL NEVER BE BACK. How much is she being paid, and for what???\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s post also includes a screenshot of a post from far-right activist Laura Loomer criticizing Rice\u2019s comments and claiming, \u201cThe Netflix-Warner Bros. merger would result in a streaming monopoly, which the Obamas will have a significant stake in\u201d due to the deal between Netflix and the Obamas\u2019 production company Higher Ground.<\/p>\n
While Trump\u2019s post does not mention specific consequences, Netflix\u2019s massive Warner Bros. acquisition will need to be approved by federal regulators. The streaming company\u2019s co-CEO Ted Sarandos reportedly met with Trump before the deal was announced, with Trump subsequently saying that Netflix is a \u201cgreat company [\u2026] but it\u2019s a lot of market share, so we\u2019ll have to see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last fall, Trump published a similar post demanding that Microsoft fire its president of global affairs Lisa Monaco, who was also targeted by Loomer. Monaco is still at Microsoft.<\/p>\n
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