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Trump admin points finger at Musk in Starlink confusion

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Rubio, Hegseth point finger at Musk in Starlink slowdown Top Trump administration officials are starting to point fingers squarely at Elon Musk for the decision to slow down his company’s Starlink satellite internet services and its military counterpart Starshield for Ukraine. © Alex Brandon, Associated Press…

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Trump offers comments on whether he called Musk to restore Starlink to UkrainePresident Trump wouldn’t say Thursday whether he was the one who called SpaceX founder Elon Musk to restore Starlink for Ukraine. “Well, I don’t want to say, but I know it was a very interesting situation,” he told reporters before departing the White House. “I don’t want to comment one way or the other.” “Whether...

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Rubio, Hegseth point fingers at Musk in Starlink slowdownTop Trump administration officials are starting to point fingers squarely at SpaceX founder Elon Musk for the decision to slow down his company’s Starlink satellite internet services and its military counterpart Starshield for Ukraine, which has been muddled in uncertainty over the culprit. Looking to deflect the controversial move — which was swiftly…

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