Trump Threatens Netflix With ‘Consequences’ Over Rice Board Seat

Feb. 21, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC

Donald Trump called on Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice or “pay the consequences,” after she said that Democrats would take action against corporations that “take a knee” to the president.

Rice, who was former President Barack Obama’s national security adviser and United Nations ambassador and also served in Joe Biden’s White House, said on a podcast that corporations, news organizations and law firms that went along with Trump’s demands for loyalty now see their actions were unpopular.

Susan Rice
Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg

“They’re going to be held accountable” if Democrats return to power, she said. “If they think Democrats are going ...

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