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"Donald Trump has told Netflix to remove the Democratic foreign policy expert
Susan Rice from its board or “face the consequences”, while the streaming
platform is locked in an extraordinary corporate battle to take control of
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD).
In comments posted on his Truth Social platform, the US president described
Rice – who served as national security adviser to Barack Obama and UN
ambassador and White House adviser under Joe Biden – as a “political hack” and
accused her of having “no talent or skills”.
Trump’s comments herald a fresh intervention in the takeover battle between
Netflix and Paramount Skydance for the studios and streaming businesses of WBD
only weeks after promising not to get involved.
He said in an interview with
NBC News in early February that the justice
department would handle the takeover of WBD, having insisted previously he
would be involved in reviewing the deal. Any takeover of WBD will have to be
approved by federal regulators.
On Saturday, however, Trump wrote of Rice: “HER POWER IS GONE, AND WILL NEVER
BE BACK. How much is she being paid, and for what???”
Rice was a member of Netflix’s board from 2018 to 2020, before leaving during
the Biden administration. She rejoined in 2023 and sits on the company’s
nominating and governance committee.
She appeared on a podcast in recent days, during which she said that
corporations, law firms and news organisations that showed loyalty to Trump
would be held accountable if the Democrats returned to power."
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
