US is pushing Starlink on nations facing tariffs: report

The Trump administration is pushing nations facing steep tariffs to adopt Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite system, according to The Washington Post.Two weeks after President Donald Trump announced 50 percent tariffs on products from the small African country of Lesotho, its communications regulator met with people from Starlink, which SpaceX owns.Starlink had been looking to get access to customers from the country; however, the company was only handed a 10-year internet service license in Lesotho after Trump revealed the tariffs and called for trade negotiations.“As the government of Lesotho negotiates a trade deal with the United States, it hopes that licensing ..