Trump asked Musk to lift Starlink slowdown, WSJ reports
Elon Musk, a critic of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, had ordered the slowdown of SpaceX's Starlink, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.
TL;DR
- President Donald Trump reportedly asked Elon Musk to ease restrictions on SpaceX's Starlink system in Ukraine.
- The Starshield system, crucial for Ukraine, began working normally shortly after Trump spoke with Musk.
- Trump has denied involvement in the decision to throttle Starlink but commented that Musk 'put it back'.
- Musk had previously ordered a slowdown of Starlink, drawing bipartisan concern and criticism.
- Senator Richard Blumenthal has launched an inquiry into the degradation of SpaceX's satellite tech for Ukraine.