Trump says Netflix will face ‘penalties’ if it doesn’t fireplace board member Susan Rice

President Donald Trump mentioned in a social media put up Saturday that Netflix will “pay the results” if it doesn’t fireplace 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 might 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 folks you fired, all of the insurance policies and ideas you’ve violated, all, you understand, the legal guidelines you’ve skirted,’ I feel they’ve received one other factor coming,” Rice mentioned.

In response, Trump posted on his social network Truth Social, “Netflix ought to fireplace racist, Trump Deranged Susan Rice, IMMEDIATELY, or pay the results. She’s received no expertise or expertise – 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 put up additionally features a screenshot of a put up 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 can have a big stake in” because of the deal between Netflix and the Obamas’ manufacturing firm Greater Floor.

Whereas Trump’s put up doesn’t point out particular penalties, Netflix’s huge Warner Bros. acquisition will must be authorised 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 a variety of market share, so we’ll must see what occurs.”

Final fall, Trump made the same put up demanding that Microsoft fireplace its president of worldwide affairs Lisa Monaco, who had additionally been the goal of Loomer’s criticism. Monaco remains to be at Microsoft.