Trump Says Netflix Should Fire ‘Racist, Trump Deranged’ Susan Rice
President Donald Trump on Saturday called for Netflix to fire former national security adviser Susan Rice from its board.
“Netflix should fire racist, Trump Deranged Susan Rice, IMMEDIATELY, or pay the consequences. 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???” Trump posted on Truth Social.
Trump’s post followed Rice’s appearance on a podcast hosted by former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. During the interview, Rice, a longtime Democrat operative, issued a warning to “elites” that “take a knee to Trump.” Rice said that when Democrats are back in power, companies, universities, and others who did not fight Trump would face Justice Department probes for potential illegality.
“When it comes to the elites, you know, the corporate interests, the law firms, the universities, the media, I agree with you, Preet. It is not going to end well for them, for those that decided that they would act in their perceived, very narrow self-interest – which I would underscore is very short-term self-interest – and, you know, take a knee to Trump,” said Rice.
“They are going to be caught with more than their pants down. They’re going to be held accountable by those who come in opposition to Trump and win at the ballot box,” she said.
Rice insisted that the retribution from Democrats on the entities that worked with Trump would come through legal means and be based on the unlawful conduct of those targeted. But she said Democrats would ditch the “old rules.”
“If these corporations think that the Democrats, when they come back in power, are going to, you know, play by the old rules and, you know, and say, ‘oh, never mind, we’ll forgive you for all the people you’ve fired, all the policies and principles you’ve violated, all the laws you’ve skirted’ – I think they’ve got another thing coming,” said Rice.
“Whether you’re a law firm, whether you’re a university, whether you’re a media entity, whether you’re a big corporation, whether you’re big tech … there will be an accountability agenda,” she continued. “They better be ready for subpoenas. If they’ve done something wrong, they’ll be held accountable. And if they haven’t broken the law, good for them. … That, also, will be noted and remembered.”
Trump’s push to oust Rice comes as Netflix attempts to navigate a major business deal by acquiring Warner’s movie and television studios and HBO Max. Netflix has offered to pay $72 billion for the acquisition. The Department of Justice has already launched a probe into whether the deal could violate antitrust laws.
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