On Wednesday, Netflix announced that it had hired President Obama’s former national security advisor Susan Rice to its board of directors, and conservative Twitter quickly led a charge to #BoycottNetflix.
Rice, who was also the former ambassador to the United Nations under Obama, will likely be helping Netflix with a global focus. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said in the announcement: “For decades, she has tackled difficult, complex global issues with intelligence, integrity, and insight and we look forward to benefiting from her experience and wisdom.”
But many conservatives disagreed with that assessment, citing Rice’s involvement in downplaying the 2012 attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi. She was also criticized for “unmasking” the names of senior Trump officials collected in U.S. intelligence intercepts.
Many critics cited the fact that Netflix was reportedly in talks with Obama for a series (he appeared on the first episode of David Letterman’s new show) as even more proof of a targeted “propaganda” campaign. Many subscribers called for a boycott or canceled their membership.
https://twitter.com/RacySicilian/status/979326599723212800
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People cancelling their Netflix subscriptions after finding out they hired Susan (Benghazi was caused by a YouTube video) Rice are hijacking the hash tag#MeToo I cancelled mine. #MeToo @realDonaldTrump
— ✞♕In God I Trust♕✞ (@InGodIDoTrust) March 29, 2018
The perfect place for a former staffer who blamed a terror attack on a poorly-made short film released long before said attack took place. https://t.co/w8Qc1FQ1N3
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 28, 2018
This was one of my favorite shows. Oh well #BoycottNetflix #CancelNetflix pic.twitter.com/4qEuIV6LUk
— 🇺🇸 Ruby McKay AGENT 32609 (@RubyMcKayOnline) March 28, 2018
.@Netflix doubles down in support of Obama corruption — compromised Susan Rice, who lied repeatedly on both Benghazi and the unmasking issue joins its Board of Directors. https://t.co/o727LHKGmT
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) March 28, 2018
We’ve reached out to Netflix for comment.