Warren warns of ‘enormous risk’ if Musk is ‘dictating our foreign policy’

The Hill - Oct 21, 2026

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said there needs to be an investigation of who ordered the limit on Ukraine’s access to the Starshield satellite-based internet network and warned there is an “enormous risk” if Elon Musk is “dictating our foreign policy” by deciding what tools Ukraine has on the battlefield. “We’d like to know exactly who...

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