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Elon Musk is trying to get Starlink a chunk of a $42.5 billion federal initiative for high-speed rural broadband internet access despite worse outcomes for the taxpayers funding the effort.

Musk’s companies already have tens of billions in government contracts despite his massive conflicts of interest now that he’s a central part of the Trump admin. Musk was recently hit with a formal conflict of interest complaint over a deal between Starlink and the FAA² — and that’s just the beginning of the corruption.

Congress must protect the American people from Musk’s corrupt dealings.

Sign the petition: End Musk’s corruption! Protect rural broadband access and all government services threatened by Musk’s shady dealings.

“Stranding all or part of rural America with worse internet so that we can make the world’s richest man even richer is yet another in a long line of betrayals by Washington,” said a top Commerce official about Musk’s attempt to get the broadband contract for Starlink.³

The government’s program to expand rural broadband internet is critical to ensure affordable, equitable, and universal internet access to every person in America. Musk is now a direct threat to this initiative.

Between SpaceX, Starlink, and Tesla, Musk’s companies have received over $38 billion in taxpayer dollars. The White House says Musk will police his own conflicts of interest. That’s not good enough. The American people demand an end to this corruption.

Sign the petition: Stop Musk!

Sources:

1. Daily Beast, “Commerce Department Director Leaves Job With a Scathing Musk Warning,” March 16, 2025.
2. Forbes, “Elon Musk Hit With First Formal Conflict Of Interest Complaint Over FAA-Starlink Deal,” March 13, 2025.
3. Daily Beast, “Commerce Department Director Leaves Job With a Scathing Musk Warning,” March 16, 2025.