US lawmakers from both parties demand Elon Musk testify under oath over reported Starlink slowdown in Ukraine
Elon Musk's October 14 speed cap on Starlink left some Ukrainian strike and interceptor drones unable to connect, as Volodymyr Zelensky warned "people will die.Donald Trump, pictured with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, as Rubio insisted the Starlink throttling that left Ukrainian drones useless was "a private company" decision.
Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick warned that Congress has the authority to cut off funding to any federal agency involved in throttling the network. 'We got to investigate,' he told CNN. Ukrainian commander Oleh said dozens of drones dropped out of the sky when Starshield went offline, leaving his units out more than $1 million. Drone speeds were capped at 100mph from October 14, and strikes on Russian vehicles dropped sharply.
Musk claims speed limits are decided by the US military and ultimately the president.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration neither requested nor foresaw the slowdown.
President Trump says he doesn't know who ordered it but 'would like to find out'.
