{"id":2572646,"date":"2026-02-23T14:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netflixs-ted-sarandos-brushes-off-trumps-criticism\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T14:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:21:39","slug":"netflixs-ted-sarandos-brushes-off-trumps-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netflixs-ted-sarandos-brushes-off-trumps-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix&#8217;s Ted Sarandos brushes off Trump&#8217;s criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetflixs-ted-sarandos-brushes-off-trumps-criticism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2572646&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos dismissed fears that President Trump\u2019s criticisms of a liberal Netflix board member could derail the company\u2019s proposed $82.7 billion merger with Warner Bros. Finding. He described the deal as a business transaction overseen by the DOJ and global regulators,not a political matter,and argued it would be pro-competitive and add assets rather than reduce competition.The merger is under antitrust review, while Paramount Sky dance has a rival bid for Warner Bros.Discovery. Trump has threatened \u201cconsequences\u201d if board member susan Rice remains on Netflix\u2019s board, though he has not specified actions; Rice is a former Obama and Biden administration official and a Netflix director. The article situates the merger within Netflix\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-hill-promotes-white-violence-agenda-by-using-social-justice-militias-as-the-face-of-black-gun-ownership\/\" title=\"The Hill Promotes \u2018White Violence\u2019 Agenda By Using \u2018Social Justice\u2019 Militias As The Face Of Black Gun Ownership\">broader political<\/a> and corporate landscape, including related donations and board considerations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Netflix CEO brushes off concerns that Trump&rsquo;s criticism of liberal executive threatens merger<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2514056\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/netflix\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1727\">Netflix<\/a> Co-CEO Ted Sarandos disregarded concerns that criticism from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">President Donald Trump<\/a> over a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >liberal board member<\/a> could threaten the company&rsquo;s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.<\/p>\n<p>During a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c20jn073gj4o\">BBC Radio 4 interview<\/a> on Monday, Sarandos was asked about Trump&rsquo;s Truth Social post from the weekend that demanded the streaming giant remove former United Nations Ambassador <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-rice\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"272\">Susan Rice<\/a> from its board or &ldquo;pay the consequences.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4467718\/zelensky-accuses-putin-world-war-iii-war-anniversary\/\">Zelensky accuses Putin of starting World War III ahead of four-year anniversary of invasion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4467680\/twenty-five-mexican-national-guard-members-killed-army-takes-out-el-mencho\/\">Twenty-five Mexican National Guard members killed after army takes out &#8216;El Mencho&#8217; cartel leader<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4467922\/nick-reiner-pleads-not-guilty-murder-parents\/\">Nick Reiner pleads not guilty to murder of his parents<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This is a business deal. It&rsquo;s not a political deal,&rdquo; Sarandos said, brushing off the possibility of Trump interfering with the merger.&nbsp;&ldquo;This deal is run by the Department of Justice in the U.S. and regulators throughout Europe and around the world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Netflix and Paramount Sky Dance are both looking<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4444265\/ted-sarandos-woke-netflix-warner-bros-deal-hearing\/\"> to merge with Warner Bros. Discovery<\/a>, and the Justice Department is reviewing whether the proposed deals comply with U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antitrust\/\">antitrust<\/a> laws.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4446804\/trump-netflix-paramount-warner-bros-reversal\/\">gone back and forth on his involvement<\/a> in a possible merger, has threatened unspecified action if Rice remains on the board, though he has not detailed how he would act.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rice, who served in former presidents <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"360\">Barack Obama<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"471\">Joe Biden&rsquo;s<\/a> administrations, was recently <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4466831\/trump-netflix-fire-board-member-susan-rice\/\">targeted by right-wing journalist Laura Loomer <\/a>after she made comments that corporations &ldquo;take a knee to Trump.&rdquo; Trump&rsquo;s demand was in response to Loomer&rsquo;s post about Rice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rice, being a member of Netflix&rsquo;s board, is just one of the ways the streaming company has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4466831\/trump-netflix-fire-board-member-susan-rice\/\">rubbed shoulders with Democrats<\/a>. Co-founder Reed Hastings dished out $2 million to back California&rsquo;s redistricting push.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sarandos&rsquo;s remarks come amid broader pushback against the roughly $82.7 billion deal that would give Netflix control of franchises and content libraries, including HBO, HBO Max, and Warner Bros. Pictures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In early February, Sarandos and Warner Bros. Discovery executives <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4444265\/ted-sarandos-woke-netflix-warner-bros-deal-hearing\/\">testified in a Senate anti-trust hearing<\/a> and defended&nbsp;the merger as pro-competitive and beneficial to consumers while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadas-euthanasia-policy-shows-the-slippery-slope-is-real\/\" title=\"Canada&#039;s Euthanasia Policy Shows the Slippery Slope Is Real\">dismissing fears<\/a> it would lessen competition in streaming and production.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4466831\/trump-netflix-fire-board-member-susan-rice\/\"><strong>TRUMP VOWS &lsquo;CONSEQUENCES&rsquo; IF NETFLIX DOESN&rsquo;T FIRE BOARD MEMBER SUSAN RICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Netflix has sought to position its bid as a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4444265\/ted-sarandos-woke-netflix-warner-bros-deal-hearing\/\">&ldquo;vertical merger,&rdquo;<\/a> and Sarandos has said it would add assets the company does not have rather than eliminate competition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Paramount&rsquo;s rival bid, backed by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison&rsquo;s family, has been pitched as an alternative that would preserve competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarandos brushes off Trump meddling in Netflix deal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2572647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/netflix-sarandos-scaled-e1771873592395.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50410,5158,17389,74377,3634],"class_list":["post-2572646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-controversy-2","tag-netflix","tag-streaming","tag-tedsarandos","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/netflix-sarandos-scaled-e1771873592395.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2572646"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2572650,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572646\/revisions\/2572650"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2572647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2572646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2572646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2572646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}