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In the latest chapter of the Trump Chronicles, President-elect Donald Trump is set to host Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos at the luxurious Mar-a-Lago resort. This meeting is just another entry in the growing roster of corporate bigwigs flocking to Trump’s palm-fringed paradise after the election. Who knew that the road to a successful meet-and-greet could have such a scenic route?
Now, it’s worth noting that Sarandos has historically been more of a leftist cheerleader, throwing his financial support behind the likes of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton. Apparently, he missed the memo that the Democratic Party was handing out refund checks for the past eight years. Instead, Sarandos seems ready to play the game by attending a tête-à-tête with Trump, proving that even Netflix executives, known for their binge-worthy dramas, can get a taste of real-life political intrigue.
🚨BREAKING: President Trump will be meeting Netflix CEO and long-time Democrat donor Ted Sarandos on Tuesday.
"The first term everybody was fighting me. This term, everybody wants to be my friend." pic.twitter.com/mqMXzaHuNB
— Bo Loudon (@BoLoudon) December 17, 2024
Unsurprisingly, the media landscape is all abuzz about this meeting, with CNN being the usual harbinger of hot takes, sharing the news across social platforms like X (previously known as Twitter). Whether this is a desperate attempt at normalizing relations after years of nasty tweets or just a bid to stay relevant in the fast-approaching Trump Era remains to be seen.
This isn’t Sarandos’ first attempt at cozying up to power. In fact, he’s following in the footsteps of other tech titans. Meta’s own Mark Zuckerberg recently graced Mar-a-Lago with his presence, subsequently donating a cool million to Trump’s inaugural fund. It seems that these CEOs are increasingly eager to rub elbows with a leader who is actually willing to shake up the status quo—contrast that to the past regime, where “business as usual” felt more like “business as usual for the left.”
With Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple also showing up at Trump’s doorstep last week, and Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos rumored to be in the pipeline, it’s clear that these business leaders are scrambling to get in good with the man who might soon be sitting in the Oval Office again. Maybe they’re realizing that when you’ve done the “woke” thing to death, there’s no alternative but to take a page out of Trump’s playbook. In a world where the left seems to get increasingly outlandish, perhaps it’s time for Sarandos to air a new series entitled “Business with Trump: The Real Housewives of Mar-a-Lago.” The viewers would surely tune in.
