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Report: Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine, then blamed it on Trump

Report: Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine, then blamed it on Trump
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A Wall Street Journal report said SpaceX CEO Elon Musk ordered the Starlink throttling that blindsided Ukraine's air assault forces last week, despite Musk's claim that all decisions on the military version of Starlink are made by the US military and President Trump. Trump denied ordering the restrictions. While Musk may have spoken to Trump and administration officials before the decision, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that Musk made the final call.

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