You are being disingenuous. Why would you, who instigates and foment divide and hatred against this group, invite yourself into a safe space for this group to “dialogue” in the dismantling of their care?
As VP, you represent everyone, advocate for them.

The State Department said Starlink helps remote areas get the internet and “any patriotic American should want to see an American company’s success.”

Starlink didn’t respond to a request for comment. The White House said Musk has nothing to do with deals involving Starlink and Trump does not tolerate conflicts of interest.

“If this was done by another country, we absolutely would call this corruption,” said Kristofer Harrison, a former high-level State Department official in the George W. Bush administration. “Because it is corruption.”

We wanted to know if this is what the State Department normally does. Turns out no.

Ten current and former agency officials said what we found is an alarming departure from standard diplomacy — because of both the tactics used and the person who would benefit most from them.

The campaign has not been subtle. As one Starlink employee put it: “We’re pushing from the top and the bottom to ram this through.”

It’s not just Gambia.

We got internal cables, notes and other records that show how U.S. diplomats have intervened on behalf of Starlink in at least four other developing nations. All while the U.S. has withdrawn foreign aid from those same countries.

This is the headquarters of that government agency, which has become the target of a monthslong pressure campaign by the U.S. government in lockstep with Starlink.

From notes and firsthand sources, we also learned of a remarkable meeting: When the U.S. ambassador went to a Gambian minister’s office to push him to approve Starlink’s license, she noted that U.S. foreign aid there was under review.

The Gambians took it as a veiled threat.