Last year, when Starlink, the satellite internet provider operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, appeared at the White House, officials said the company had donated the service.
But contract records reveal that the Trump administration has been spending taxpayer dollars since last year to install and maintain Starlink equipment at the White House. In four contracts awarded between March 2025 and June of this year, the government agreed to pay nearly $1.2 million to SpaceX for services provided to the White House Communications Agency, a military unit that establishes secure communications for the president, vice president and other officials.
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