r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • Mar 06 '25

Soft Paywall Elon Musk Suddenly Doesn’t Want Credit for Disastrous DOGE Cuts - Musk is warning Republicans to stop blaming DOGE for the cuts.

https://newrepublic.com/post/192415/elon-musk-warns-republicans-doge-job-cuts
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u/drcforbin Louisiana Mar 07 '25

I loved seeing that within minutes of musk tweeting something connecting Carlos Slim to organized crime, Slim cancelled $7B worth of starlink contracts, and later announced a plan to invest $22B in European and Chinese competitors

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u/Boilermakingdude 29d ago

Ontario Canada also cancelled a (yes I know very minimal sum in comparison) 100m deal for starlink as well.

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u/drcforbin Louisiana 29d ago

Every bit counts!

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u/Kodachrome30 Mar 07 '25

The prize is the $42B Federal program. I guess they're just figuring out how Trump and the other politicians are going to personally benefit from the contract.

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u/anonkitty2 28d ago

Unfortunately, the American government isn't bailing on Starlink.  That is helping outside observers realize how corrupt this administration is, for Musk is sparing anything that he knows is helpful to him.