President Donald Trump mentioned in a social media submit Saturday that Netflix will “pay the results” if it doesn’t hearth Susan Rice, who has served as the corporate’s board of administrators since 2018.
Trump’s feedback got here after Rice — a former ambassador to the United Nations who held diplomatic and advisory roles within the Obama and Biden administrations — appeared on the “Stay Tuned with Preet” podcast hosted by Preet Bhara and predicted that companies that “take a knee” to Trump can be “held accountable” when Democrats return to energy.
“If these companies suppose that the Democrats, once they come again in energy, are going to, you understand, play by the previous guidelines, and […] say, ‘Oh, by no means thoughts. We’ll forgive you for all of the individuals you fired, all of the insurance policies and ideas you’ve violated, all, you understand, the legal guidelines you’ve skirted,’ I believe they’ve received one other factor coming,” Rice mentioned.
In response, Trump posted on his social network Truth Social, “Netflix ought to hearth racist, Trump Deranged Susan Rice, IMMEDIATELY, or pay the results. She’s received no expertise or abilities – Purely a political hack! HER POWER IS GONE, AND WILL NEVER BE BACK. How a lot is she being paid, and for what???”
Trump’s submit additionally features a screenshot of a submit from far-right activist Laura Loomer criticizing Rice’s feedback and claiming, “The Netflix-Warner Bros. merger would lead to a streaming monopoly, which the Obamas could have a major stake in” as a result of deal between Netflix and the Obamas’ manufacturing firm Larger Floor.
Whereas Trump’s submit doesn’t point out particular penalties, Netflix’s huge Warner Bros. acquisition will should be accredited by federal regulators. The streaming firm’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos reportedly met with Trump earlier than the deal was introduced, with Trump subsequently saying that Netflix is a “nice firm […] but it surely’s numerous market share, so we’ll must see what occurs.”
Final fall, Trump printed an analogous submit demanding that Microsoft hearth its president of world affairs Lisa Monaco, who was additionally the goal of Loomer’s criticism. Monaco remains to be at Microsoft.
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