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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is set to meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago resort on Tuesday, joining the growing list of corporate leaders who have sought audience with Trump following the election.
Despite Sarandos’s history of supporting Democratic politicians – including financial contributions to President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton as documented by OpenSecrets – he will sit down with the incoming president.
Netflix $NFLX CEO joins other business leaders who are meeting with President-elect Trump. pic.twitter.com/1VE8XCDyKo
— Predictagram (@Predictagram_) December 17, 2024
When approached by Reuters for comment about the upcoming meeting, Sarandos did not provide a response.
The news of the planned meeting initially came to light through CNN reporter Alayna Treene’s post on X, the platform formerly called Twitter.
🚨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
This scheduled discussion adds to the increasing number of high-profile business leaders who have recently engaged with Trump. Notable among these visitors was Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, who not only visited Mar-a-Lago but also contributed $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund.
The stream of tech industry leaders continued with recent visits from Google’s Sundar Pichai and Apple’s Tim Cook. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is also anticipated to make an appearance at the Florida resort in the near future.
