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Overseas, Elon Musk has a new sales force working on his behalf: the U.S. diplomatic corps, which under Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reportedly urging countries that want lower tariffs to do Musk's Starlink satellite-internet business a favor. open.substack.com/pub/trumpver...

May 9, 2025, 6:20 PM

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