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BREAKING: Netflix Tanks as Trump Warns of Consequences Over Refusal to Boot Susan RiceThe woke streaming giant Netflix is paying the price—literally—for standing by former Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice on its board. President Trump demanded her immediate firing after she issued a thinly veiled threat of Democratic payback against corporations that “bent the knee” to him.In a recent appearance on Preet Bharara’s podcast, Rice warned that companies, law firms, media outlets, and others showing deference to Trump would face serious repercussions if Democrats regain power:“If these corporations think that Democrats, when they come back in power, are gonna, you know, play by the old rules and, you know, and say, oh, never mind, we’ll forgive you for all the people you fired, all the policies and principles you violated, all, you know, the laws you’ve skirted, I think they’ve got another thing coming.”Trump fired back on Truth Social, branding Rice a “racist, Trump Deranged” political hack with “no talent or skills” and declaring her power “GONE, AND WILL NEVER BE BACK.” He urged Netflix to axe her “IMMEDIATELY, or pay the consequences”—a warning that hit just as the company pursues a massive $72–83 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery under DOJ scrutiny.Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos brushed it off, insisting board decisions aren’t dictated by politics. But investors aren’t buying the defiance. Shares plunged at the open, signaling market unease over mixing hardcore partisan threats with corporate governance.Note: Netflix stock opened lower on February 23, 2026, sliding to around 75.58 (down roughly 3.9% from the prior close of 78.67), hitting a session low near its 52-week bottom amid fresh political heat.HT RANN