Despite Feud, Trump Says He’ll Stick With Starlink at White House

Donald Trump and Elon Musk still do not speak, but the rupture does not appear as if it was going to end the free advertising that Musk obtained for himself in the White House. At a press conference on Monday, Trump on Monday Tell to journalists That he will keep the Internet Starlink connection which was installed at the presidential residence earlier this year, calling him “good service”.

Trump also threw cold water on the idea he was Go sell her tesla That he bought earlier this year in favor of Musk while Tesla was the subject of demonstrations and that the stock of the company was in the process of tanning. “I can move the Tesla a little”, he saidBut he did not say that he intended to sell it. When asked what it means to “move”, Trump has just said: “I have a lot of locations”. All right! The Tesla is currently in the White House, where it is available for employees.

While Trump intends to stay connected to Starlink to the White House, security experts certainly want him to do it. The service, which would have been installed by Doge earlier this year, by the Washington Postis mounted without the approval of people who manage the communication systems of the White House. They could not monitor the activity on the network, which was only protected by an invitation asking users to provide a password. In comparison, the main WiFi network of the White House obliges people to create a username and password to connect, and these accounts expire after a week. So it is not ideal.

Trump could use security problems as a way to abandon musk, but he really does his best to stay cordial with the whole situation – a shock for a guy who is not exactly known to be above small blows and insults. He went so far as to say on Monday: “I wish him good luck. We had a good relationship and I wish him well, very well. ” So, even if the two still don’t speak, Trump does not extend the flames.

And although Trump does not abandon his equipment linked to Musk, the rest of the government may not be so loyal. The Washington Post reported This weekend, NASA and Pentagon officials began to push SpaceX competitors to intensify and offer alternatives to the services provided by the company supported by Musk. The reason is not mean or vindictive, but rather linked to security: Musk has threatened to help its dragon spacecraft, which is essential for transporting astronauts to the international space station. Agencies simply cannot count on a guy who could one day declare that he will not be completed an essential service on which they count and contracted.