Trump Demands Susan Rice Firing as Paramount Battles Netflix Deal

Donald Trump demanded Netflix fire board member Susan Rice as Paramount attempts to use political influence to derail an $82.7B acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos defended the deal as strictly business while David Ellison's Paramount faces a deadline to improve its $30-per-share bid before a March 20 shareholder vote.The DOJ is currently reviewing both proposals as Paramount leverages ties to former Trump official Makan Delrahim to challenge Netflix's cash offer.