Starlink, White House and Trump
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Elon Musk’s DOGE team reportedly installed a Starlink satellite internet system in the White House despite the objections of government security experts.
Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, installed a Starlink Wi-Fi terminal at the White House in March – despite warnings from security officials that doing so could open the administration to potential data leak and espionage risks.
The U.S. DOGE Service and allies in the Trump administration ignored White House experts worried about potential security breaches when they installed Musk’s Starlink internet service in the complex this year,
Musk’s team installed a Starlink Wi-Fi terminal on top of the White House, allowing them to bypass data-tracking security measures.
"We had a good relationship, and I just wish him well. Very well, actually," Trump said of Musk.
Earlier this year, an unexpected development unfolded just steps from the Oval Office. Without notifying key IT officials, members of the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),
A damning new report alleges DOGE and Trump allies dismissed warnings that Starlink posed serious security links.