Feb. 23 at 12:48 AM
$PSKY $PSKY $NFLX Netflix Is Now Strategically Cornered. The CNBC Article Confirms It
Netflix is strategically cornered. Netflix is in a no-win box: any move they make weakens another part of their position. The new CNBC report shows exactly how boxed-in Netflix has become. Trump publicly demanded that Netflix fire board member Susan Rice while the DOJ is actively probing their Warner Bros acquisition.
And here’s the reality:
Netflix loses no matter what they do. If Netflix fires her, it signals political weakness, instability inside the board, and creates regulatory questions about outside influence during a live antitrust investigation.
If Netflix keeps her, it reinforces the optics of political entanglement the exact red flag regulators already fear when evaluating media consolidation, news influence, and content power.
Either way, the DOJ now sees a company under political fire while trying to buy one of the largest media libraries in the world. Meanwhile, Paramount Skydance isn’t dealing with any of these self-inflicted constraints.
This isn’t opinion, the article itself confirms Netflix is navigating political pressure, regulatory scrutiny, and internal exposure at the worst possible moment. Netflix isn’t in control of this narrative anymore. The market is starting to see it.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/22/trump-demands-netflix-fire-susan-rice-as-doj-probes-warner-deal.html
