Alright, let’s talk about this Netflix thing and that Trump fella. I heard some folks sayin’ Netflix gave Trump money, you know, like a donation. Now, I ain’t too good with all this fancy book learnin’, but I know a thing or two about how things work.
First off, Netflix and Trump… sounds kinda fishy, don’t it? Like a cat sleepin’ with a dog. Netflix, they show all them movies and shows, and Trump, well, he’s just Trump, always on TV yellin’ and stuff.
So, I asked my grandson, the one who’s always tappin’ on that phone thing, what’s the real story. He says, “Grandma, it ain’t that simple.” He told me that companies like Netflix, they can’t just give money to politicians directly. It’s against the law or somethin’. Sounds like a bunch of hooey to me, but that’s what he said.
But then he says, the big bosses at Netflix, they can give their own money if they want. Like that fella, Reed Hastings, he started Netflix, right? Well, he can give his own money to whoever he pleases. It ain’t Netflix givin’ the money, it’s just him.
So, did Reed Hastings give money to Trump? That’s the real question, ain’t it? My grandson says he heard some talk about Hastings givin’ money to that Kamala Harris lady, the one who’s the Vice President now. But it turned out he didn’t give money as Netflix, just as himself. Now, that don’t mean he gave money to Trump too, see? Just ’cause you give money to one person don’t mean you give it to everyone.
And all that talk about Netflix’s stock droppin’ ’cause of this? More hogwash, if you ask me. My grandson says some folks online made up a story, said Netflix’s stock went down 40 percent because of this donation thing. He says it’s what they call “fake news”. But that ain’t true, he showed me the numbers on his phone, and they weren’t down that much. People just like to stir up trouble, seems like.
So, what’s the bottom line here? Well, as far as I can tell, Netflix didn’t give money to Trump. Maybe some big shot at Netflix gave his own money, but that’s his business, not Netflix’s. And all that talk about the stock droppin’? Just folks gossiping and spreadin’ lies.
You know, it’s like when old Bessie got loose from the barn last year. Everyone in town had a different story about how it happened. Some said the gate was open, some said someone let her out, some said she just busted through the fence. But at the end of the day, it don’t matter how it happened, just that she got out. Same thing with this Netflix story. Lots of talk, lots of gossip, but the truth is probably a whole lot simpler.
And another thing, even if Hastings did give money to Trump, so what? It’s his money he worked hard for. Just like I work hard at the farm and can spend my egg money however I like. People can do what they want with their money, that’s what my grandpa use to say before he passed on. It’s a free country, ain’t it? Well, mostly free, anyway. As long as you don’t try to sell those chickens without a license, that is.
- No direct donations: Netflix, as a company, can’t directly donate to political campaigns.
- Individual donations: Employees or owners can donate their own money.
- Fake news: Be careful what you read online, lots of it is just made up.
So, there you have it. That’s my take on this whole Netflix and Trump donation thing. Probably a whole lot of nothin’ made into somethin’ by them city folk with nothin’ better to do. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go feed them chickens.
Tags: Netflix, Donald Trump, Reed Hastings, Political Donations, Kamala Harris, Campaign Finance
