Trump Warns Netflix To Fire Board Member Susan Rice Or ‘Pay The Consequences’

Trump has warned Netflix to fire Rice as the streamer tries to merge with Warner Brothers.

President Donald Trump is not afraid to take federal action against Netflix if they refuse to cut ties with Susan Rice after her criticism against Trump on a recent podcast.

Trump warned Netflix to fire the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, who has been a member of the streaming giant’s board of directors since 2018. Rice was also President Barack Obama’s national security advisor and President Joe Biden’s domestic policy advisor.

After Trump received word of Rice’s critique, he went on his social media platform, Truth Social, to issue his warning.

“Netflix should fire racist, Trump Deranged Susan Rice, IMMEDIATELY, or pay the consequences,” he wrote on the Feb. 21 post, as reported by the Hollywood Reporter.

While it is unknown if Netflix will comply with the Trump’s demands, the matter come as Netflix attempts to merge with Warner Brothers, which requires government approval. Although Trump initially opted to stay out the merger talks, his recent claim suggest otherwise.

Trump’s condemnation of Rice came after Feb. 19 appearance on Stay Tuned with Preet” podcast.

“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,'” she explained to podcast host Preet Bahara.

Despite her long-list of accolades, Trump further demeaned her legacy, while questioning her worth to the streamer.

Trump added, “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 current outburst adds to Trump’s pattern of seemingly racially-motivated attacks toward Black women. Trump has notably tried to undermine the faculty of Black women political figures who challenge his authority, with Rice the latest object of his ire.