Donald Trump has threatened to have “consequences” for Netflix if he doesn’t fire board member Susan Rice. Rice served in both the Obama and Biden administrations and recently appeared on Preet Bharara’s podcast, where she said that corporations that “kneel over Trump” will be “caught in more than the pants off.
Right-wing influencer and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer was quick to jump in, accusing Rice of “threatening half the country with armed government and political retribution.” She also pointed out that Netflix, whose board is Rice, is looking to merge with Warner Bros.
This, of course, plays into one of Donald Trump’s favorite narratives, that he is somehow an aggravated victim of political persecution. That it was the Democrats, not him, who armed the government and the Justice Department against perceived enemies. Trump lashed out at Loomer’s post, adding that “Netflix should fire racist, Trump-crazed Susan Rice IMMEDIATELY or pay the consequences.”