President Donald Trump called on Netflix on Saturday to fire board member Susan Rice or “pay the consequences.”
“Netflix should fire racist, Trump Deranged Susan Rice, IMMEDIATELY, or pay the consequences,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “She’s got no talent or skills – Purely a political hack! HER POWER IS GONE, AND WILL NEVER BE BACK. How much is she being paid, and for what???”
The president’s post came after Rice stated during a podcast last week that corporations, media organisations, and firms that align themselves with Trump could face consequences if Democrats regain power in the November midterm elections.
She said, “For those that decided that they would act in their perceived, very narrow self-interest, which I would underscore as very short-term self-interest, and take a knee to Trump, I think they are now starting to realize, ‘Wait a minute, this is not popular. Trump is not popular.’”
The former Obama administration member added, “There is likely to be a swing in the other direction, and they are going to be caught with more than their pants down. They are going to be held accountable by those who come in opposition to Trump and win at the ballot box.”
“If these corporations think that Democrats, when they come back in power, are going to play by the old rules, and say, ‘Never mind, we will forgive you for all the people you fired and all the policies and principles you violated, all the laws you skirted,’ I think they got another thing coming.”
Rice served as President Joe Biden’s domestic policy chief and held top foreign policy roles under President Barack Obama. She served on Netflix’s board from 2018 to 2021, and rejoined in 2023 after leaving the Biden administration.
Trump’s post came with a screenshot of an X post made by Laura Loomer, who said Rice’s comments were “anti-American” and urged the president to “kill the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger now.”
“If the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger is approved, positive messaging of the Democrats’ upcoming witch hunts against Trump from Barack Hussein Obama and his anti-White racist wife Michelle would likely be blasted across all streaming services as the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions continues to grow within Netflix,” Loomer wrote.
“The Netflix-Warner Bros. merger would result in a streaming monopoly, which the Obamas will have a significant stake in,” the Trump ally continued, tagging both Trump and FCC chairman Brendan Carr in her post. “President Trump @POTUS must kill the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger now. @BrendanCarrFCC.”
Trump had said early this month that he “shouldn’t be involved” in Netflix and Paramount Skydance’s battle to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, adding that the Department of Justice will “handle” the deal.
Meanwhile, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has responded to Trump’s call on the company to fire Rice. “He likes to do a lot of things on social media”, Sarandos said on BBC Radio 4’s Today program in response to Trump’s comments, according to Variety.
When asked for his views on Trump’s attempts to intervene in the purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, Sarandos said, “This is a business deal. It’s not a political deal. This is deal is run by the Department of Justice in the U.S. and regulators throughout Europe and around the world.”
