Wait, So Are We Not Doing Conflict of Interest Anymore?

If a Democrat or George Soros tried to do what Musk is doing, MAGA would burn the country down.

Yeah, so Musk wants the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to start using his Starlink technology - and it's already happening. Now, I may be wrong but I don't want air traffic controllers using tech from the guy who can't build cars that don't fall apart.

SpaceX engineers were brought to an FAA facility last week by ex-reality show "star" and current Secretary of Transport Sean Duffy under the guise of receiving a tour, but some were shortly after onboarded as advisers to the agency. That's so cool.

The conflict of interest continued with SpaceX shipping 4,000 of its Starlink satellite internet terminals to the FAA to help speed up upgrades to its national airspace network.

Obviously, since this isn't government waste and for some reason, this guy can just override congressional budgets, Musk approved the shipment last week. This presents us with two conflicts of interest, including extending Musk’s reach to an agency that regulates his company.

This move is also a conflict because Verizon, a SpaceX competitor, was awarded a $2 billion contract to upgrade the FAA’s information technology infrastructure in 2023.

Musk took to Twitter, with an unfounded and unbacked claim that Verizon’s system is failing and poses a hazard to travelers.

SpaceX terminals have already been installed and are being tested in New Jersey and Alaska. SpaceX’s Starlink satellite program at the FAA will be called TDM X and the company aims to have it fully operational within 12 to 18 months. Just like Musk's other promises of fully autonomous cars and commercial space travel - I'll belive it when I see it.