White House said Starlink donated its service, but tax dollars are funding it
A Washington Post article reports that although the White House said in 2025 that Elon Musk's Starlink had donated its service there, contracting records show the Trump administration has paid SpaceX nearly $1.2 million since 2025 to install and service the equipment. An AI summary of readers' comments says many criticize Musk's government contracts, call his control of communications infrastructure a national security risk, and advocate nationalizing Starlink.
