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SpaceX ’s artificial satellite cyberspace serving , Starlink , is directly benefiting from the Trump administration ’s duty swap war , according to leaked State Department memos obtained bythe Washington Post .
The memos show the U.S. pushing countries to dramatize Starlink . Some show that body politic believe that doing so could help oneself lube their U.S. trade and tariff negotiation . One memoranda about the tiny African nation of Lesotho , which the U.S. imposed a 50 % duty against , flat - out order so about its new 10 - year deal with Starlink , the Post reported .
Elon Musk is the founder and CEO of SpaceX and one of the Trump administration ’s closest advisers . A White House representative told the Post there was no battle of involvement . The State Department described the work of push deals for an American planet company as “ patriotic ” in lighter of competition from China . SpaceX did not forthwith reply to our postulation for commentary .
