Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos allegedly met with President Donald Trump at the White House weeks before the streaming platform's deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.
According to Bloomberg , people with knowledge of the meeting revealed that the two met in November and discussed the then-ongoing auction of WB. The anonymous sources claim Trump stated that Warner Bros. Discovery should make a deal with the highest bidder, which Sarandos reportedly agreed with.
The streaming platform's chief kept their conversation in mind while ironing out the details for the company's own bid. Sarandos pushed for his offer, arguing that Netflix was not a power-hungry entity attempting a hostile takeover of the entertainment industry. He also pointed out that Netflix had faced several setbacks, includi

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