{"id":2573708,"date":"2026-02-25T18:46:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T23:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netflix-ceo-to-visit-white-house-after-trump-ordered-board-members-firing\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T18:50:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T23:50:02","slug":"netflix-ceo-to-visit-white-house-after-trump-ordered-board-members-firing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netflix-ceo-to-visit-white-house-after-trump-ordered-board-members-firing\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix CEO to visit White House after Trump ordered board member&#8217;s firing"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fnetflix-ceo-to-visit-white-house-after-trump-ordered-board-members-firing%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=2573708&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 is slated too visit the White House on Thursday as the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >company navigates regulatory headwinds tied<\/a> to its proposed Warner Bros. Finding deal. The visit follows a public demand from former President Donald Trump that Netflix remove board member Susan Rice, though it\u2019s unclear if Sarandos will meet with Trump.The merger, valued at about $108 billion, is under antitrust scrutiny, with Republican attorneys general urging a thorough DOJ review and warning that the combination could reduce competition, raise prices, and hinder U.S.innovation in film and streaming. Sarandos has testified that the deal is pro-competitive and beneficial to consumers, describing it as a business matter rather than political. If Paramount\u2019s rival bid from Skydance is accepted,Netflix would have four business days to match it,and a Warner Bros. Discovery shareholder vote on the Netflix agreement is scheduled for March 20. The coverage highlights the political and regulatory tensions surrounding a major consolidation in the streaming and entertainment landscape.  <\/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 to visit White House after Trump demanded termination of board member<\/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_2515416\" 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> CEO Ted Sarandos is scheduled to visit the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8767\">White House<\/a> on Thursday as the streaming service navigates political regulatory headwinds tied to its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear whether <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/02\/25\/netflix-sarandos-white-house-warner-00798285\">Sarandos will meet with President Donald Trump<\/a>, although the visit comes after the president issued a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4468078\/netflix-dismisses-trump-criticism-liberal-threat-merger\/\">public demand that Netflix remove<\/a> board member Susan Rice, who served in the administrations of former Presidents <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\">Barack Obama<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a>, or face unspecified &ldquo;consequences.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4471597\/republican-attorneys-general-urge-doj-thorough-review-netflix-warner-bros-merger\/\">Republican attorneys general urge DOJ to lead &#8216;thorough&#8217; review of Netflix-Warner Bros. merger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4471425\/bill-gates-apologizes-foundation-staff-jeffrey-epstein-relationship\/\">Bill Gates apologized to staff over Epstein ties. What was their relationship?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4467614\/maryland-restaurant-free-crabcakes-olympic-hockey\/\">Maryland seafood restaurant offers free crabcakes for life to US Olympic hockey teams<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> call for Rice&rsquo;s firing, made on his Truth Social platform last weekend, marked a striking intervention in a corporate transaction that is under review by federal antitrust regulators.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-rice\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"272\">Rice<\/a> had previously said that corporations &ldquo;take a knee to Trump&rdquo; and faced conservative backlash over her comments.<\/p>\n<p>The president, who has alternated between saying he would stay out of the deal and directly weighing in, characterized Rice as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/panicked-adam-schiff-went-to-fbi-building-for-one-last-attempt-to-derail-kash-patels-confirmation-it-didnt-work\/\" title=\"Panicked Adam Schiff Went to FBI Building for One Last Attempt to Derail Kash Patel&#039;s Confirmation - It Didn&#039;t Work\">political hack&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and criticized her compensation and qualifications. Sarandos was asked about the demand but brushed it off and said the deal is a business matter, not political.<\/p>\n<p>The Netflix-WBD deal has also drawn mounting scrutiny from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"926\">Republican<\/a> state attorneys general, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4471597\/republican-attorneys-general-urge-doj-thorough-review-netflix-warner-bros-merger\/\">as 11 of them sent a letter this week to the Justice Department<\/a>, addressed to Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11687\">Pam Bondi<\/a>, urging a thorough antitrust review of the proposed acquisition, warning that the combination could reduce competition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-unfair-and-absurd-to-say-companies-would-raise-prices-in-response-to-tax-increases\/\" title=\"Psaki: \u2018Unfair and Absurd... To Say Companies Would Raise P...s in Response to Tax Increases\">raise consumer prices<\/a>, and undercut U.S. innovation in film and streaming markets.<\/p>\n<p>Sarandos said while testifying <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4444265\/ted-sarandos-woke-netflix-warner-bros-deal-hearing\/\">at a Senate antitrust hearing<\/a> that the merger is pro-competitive and beneficial to consumers, while dismissing fears that it would lessen competition in streaming and production.<\/p>\n<p>The merger would give Netflix ownership of the Warner Bros. Discovery content library and the HBO Max streaming service. Paramount Skydance has also made a rival bid, valued at more than $108 billion, further complicating the competitive and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/toyota-will-build-1-3-billion-electric-car-battery-plant-in-north-carolina\/\" title=\"Toyota Will Build .3 Billion Electric Car Battery Plant In North Carolina\">regulatory landscape<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The letter from the attorneys general arrived the same day that WBD announced it would consider Paramount Skydance&rsquo;s bid, although the for-sale studio&rsquo;s agreement with Netflix still stands.<\/p>\n<p>If Paramount&rsquo;s offer is accepted, Netflix will get four business days to match it. A Warner Bros. Discovery shareholder vote on the Netflix agreement is scheduled for March 20.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4471597\/republican-attorneys-general-urge-doj-thorough-review-netflix-warner-bros-merger\/\"><strong>REPUBLICAN ATTORNEYS GENERAL URGE DOJ TO LEAD &lsquo;THOROUGH&rsquo; REVIEW OF NETFLIX-WARNER BROS. MERGER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Netflix attempted 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 to the company instead of eliminating competition.<\/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 to visit White House amid Trump demand<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2573709,"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\/2025\/12\/AP25339716318304.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[74593,4274,5158,3634,6062],"class_list":["post-2573708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-boardmember","tag-firing","tag-netflix","tag-trump","tag-whitehouse"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25339716318304.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573708","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=2573708"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2573712,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573708\/revisions\/2573712"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2573709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2573708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2573708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2573708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}