Trump defends Musk on Starlink disturbances, says he'll 'never do anything wrong'

President Donald Trump on Friday waved off questions about whether Elon Musk bore responsibility for interruptions affecting the connection between Musk's satellite network and the drones Ukraine relies on against Russia. Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump vouched for the billionaire, saying he knows Musk very well, regards him as fair, and that "Elon will never do anything wrong.", according to PBS NewsHour.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the same day that Starshield, the military-grade counterpart of SpaceX's Starlink internet service, was still running slowly. According to the Associated Press, the degraded service has capped the speed of Ukraine's drones, leaving them unable to catch Russia's jet-powered drones.

Trump said nobody had told him the problems were continuing. Asked who had directed that Starshield be limited, he declined to answer and told the reporter he would not reveal it even if he knew. The exchange follows mixed signals from the Trump administration about what limits, if any, apply to Ukraine's access to Starshield, PBS NewsHour reports.

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