Key facts
- SpaceX investor Ross Gerber called the Starlink slowdown in Ukraine strategically and humanely horrible.
- Gerber stated Starlink is unreliable for national security for anyone but Trump.
SpaceX investor Ross Gerber voiced strong criticism regarding the recent slowdown of Starlink services in Ukraine, an event he described as strategically and humanely disastrous. During an appearance on CNN, Gerber, who is also the CEO of Gerber Kawasaki, stated his disgust as a SpaceX shareholder. He asserted that Starlink's reliability for national security is limited to President Trump. Elon Musk, owner of SpaceX, reportedly claimed that only Trump had the authority to order such a slowdown, distinguishing Starlink from the US government-operated Starshield.