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How Trump Saved Elon: The USAID Starlink Probe Cover Up
Trumps gutting of USAID came amid USAID IGs investigation involving Musks company
ADAM PARKHOMENKO
FEB 06, 2025
Donald Trumps dramatic and vile dismantling of USAID came as USAIDs inspector general was conducting an investigation involving Musks company, Starlink. In three steps, Trumps administration killed the investigation that was sure to embarrass Elons company.
As a good friend once told me, there are no coincidences in politics.
Back in September, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Inspector General Paul K. Martin testified before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability. The name of the hearing was Foreign Policy, Interrupted: How Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Blunt Americas Impact Abroad.
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important historical note that USAID helped end Apartheid
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Bluethroughu
(7,215 posts)IrishBubbaLiberal
(2,561 posts)(cont.)
In his testimony, IG Martin announced he had launched an investigation involving Starlink satellite terminals in Ukraine. Starlink is owned by Elon Musk through his aerospace company, SpaceX.
We are examining
USAIDs oversight of Starlink Satellite Terminals provided to the Ukrainian government
When completed, we look forward to sharing the findings of these reports with the subcommittee.
USAID Inspector General Paul K. Martin, Sept 26, 2024
Martin testified to the committee, In addition to another ongoing audit on direct budget support, we are examining USAIDs Energy Security Project, USAIDs oversight of Starlink Satellite Terminals provided to the Ukrainian government, and USAIDs efforts to protect against sexual exploitation and abuse in Ukraine. When completed, we look forward to sharing the findings of these reports with the subcommittee.
But the investigation involving Musks company is effectively dead, and whatever damning information the investigation would have revealed to the public about Starlink has been covered up for good.
KPN
(17,376 posts)IrishBubbaLiberal
(2,561 posts)An important historical note â that USAID helped end Apartheid â sheds new light on Elonâs relentless and soulless attack on USAID. During Apartheid, Black South Africans were robbed of human rights and political power. 1/2 www.thealtmedia.com/p/musks-sout...
— Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social) 2025-02-06T06:24:36.723Z
An important historical note that USAID helped end Apartheid sheds new light on Elons relentless and soulless attack on USAID. During Apartheid, Black South Africans were robbed of human rights and political power. 1/2
Initech
(108,772 posts)Elon flipped Argentina, Turkey, India, and he's trying to flip Germany too. Trump, Elon, and all of the people aiding and abetting him need to be brought to justice NOW! Tomorrow may be too late!
KPN
(17,376 posts)Initech
(108,772 posts)So which one do we choose?
ReRe
(12,189 posts)some very timely investigative journalism!
Thank you profusely IrishBubbaLiberal!
Well, ain't that special. Fired all the Inspector Generals
followed by going after USAID. And here's the reason why.
Has anyone in the WH press Corp asked Miss Pretty about this yet?
And then to learn that USAID put an end to Apartheid is South Africa?
Priceless!
dchill
(42,660 posts)...from a Bizarro World point of view. They're dedicated, dumb and utterly sociopathic. And anyone who regards Elon as a genius was home-schooled by an idiot.
Arazi
(8,887 posts)I think thats why hes been so savage in closing USAID down and trashing them (and ending their investigation).
Hes pals with Putin

