Source: Axios
“President Trump on Sunday threatened Netflix, suggesting it would ‘pay the consequences’ if it didn’t ‘immediately’ fire Susan Rice, who served as ambassador to the United Nations under the Obama administration. The comments come weeks after the president said he decided he shouldn’t be involved in the deal to sell Warner Bros. Discovery and that ‘The Justice Department will handle it.’ The president’s words shouldn’t have bearing over the approval of Netflix’s merger agreement with WBD, but they can still influence WBD’s sale process. … On Monday, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos told the BBC, ‘This is a business deal. It’s not a political deal.'” (02/23/26)