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Trump pressures international locations focused by tariffs to purchase Musk’s crap

Editorial Board Published May 8, 2025
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The Trump administration is reportedly pressuring international locations it has focused with tariffs to buy items and providers from Elon Musk, a significant donor to President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential marketing campaign.

The Washington Submit reported on Wednesday that inside State Division memos referenced the small African nation of Lesotho’s resolution to signal a contract with Musk’s satellite tv for pc web supplier, Starlink, after Trump introduced a 50% tariff for Lesotho.  

Starlink is owned by SpaceX, whose CEO is Musk. SpaceX generates billions of {dollars} in income annually, a lot of that from U.S. authorities contracts funded by taxpayers.

Lesotho has a inhabitants of simply over 2.2 million, and the dimensions of its economic system is ranked 164th on this planet, in response to the World Financial institution. A nation of that dimension is unable to wield a lot leverage in commerce negotiations with the U.S., which has the planet’s largest economic system.

The State Division memo notes, “As the government of Lesotho negotiates a trade deal with the United States, it hopes that licensing Starlink demonstrates goodwill and intent to welcome U.S. businesses.”


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A number of different international locations going through tariff stress additionally signed offers with Starlink: India, Vietnam, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Different nations can also be going through stress from Group Trump handy off cash to Musk whereas their economies undergo.

The Submit reported that inside paperwork present Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordering U.S. officers to get regulatory approval for Starlink.

“[T]he Indian side sees this as an important lubricant that facilitates a deal,” an individual briefed on the negotiations by Indian management informed the paper.

Within the 2024 election, Musk donated a minimum of $288 million—a few of it through misleading political motion committees and teams—in favor of electing Trump to the presidency and Republicans downballot. Since then, he has been a key determine within the Trump administration by heading up the so-called Division of Authorities Effectivity.

DOGE has attacked a number of authorities businesses, undermining providers and protections for thousands and thousands of People. Opinion polling has proven DOGE’s help lowering and public revulsion to Musk’s actions rising.

The general public disgust with Musk’s affect—he’s the richest particular person on this planet—is unlikely to dissipate with the revelation that his wealth is being elevated as a part of the tariff course of.

Whereas Starlink raises its income and Musk’s backside line, costs for shopper items like toys are set to extend. Trump lately mentioned that youngsters having fewer toys like dolls is a mandatory hardship of pushing his tariff targets.

“I don’t think that a beautiful baby girl needs—that’s 11 years old—needs to have 30 dolls,” Trump informed “Meet the Press” on Sunday.

The tariffs are additionally elevating prices for items like flowers, board video games, and online game consoles. Concurrently, congressional Republicans try to chop the protection web and minimize taxes for ultrawealthy individuals, like Musk.

Trump has turned the federal government right into a Musk-pleasing enterprise in any respect angles.

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