Defund Elon Musk | Robert Reich
Summary
Robert Reich argues that Elon Musk’s role in politics and government should be limited, citing his political spending, government contracts and influence over Starlink. The article reports that Musk slowed Starlink service used by Ukrainian forces and says Musk later stated that Ukraine had violated the service’s terms.Key Facts
- The article cites a Wall Street Journal report that Musk ordered a slowdown of a military-grade version of Starlink used by Ukraine.
- The report said the slowdown affected the speeds at which Ukrainian hardware could remain connected and disrupted some drones.
- Musk said on X that Ukraine’s military had violated Starlink’s terms of service by using it for offensive drone strikes.
- The Wall Street Journal reported that Musk and President Trump discussed the Starlink decision after the slowdown became public.
- The article says Musk had spent roughly $445 million on the 2026 midterm election cycle at the time of publication.
- The article says Musk spent about $250 million to support Trump’s 2024 election campaign.
- The article says Musk’s companies have received billions of dollars in Pentagon contracts and that Starlink is important to U.S. and Ukrainian military strategy.
- The article says Musk gave at least $168 million to Texas political action committees supporting Republican Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign.
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