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Trump Just SOLD Rural America's Future To Pay Musk Billions
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June 27, 2026
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6:26Now PlayingThe BEAD program was supposed to bring permanent high-speed fiber internet to rural America, but Trump’s Commerce Department rewrote the rules in a way that could steer billions toward Elon Musk’s Starlink instead. The old plan prioritized long-term infrastructure and affordable service, while the new “tech-neutral” version favors the cheapest upfront option, even if rural families end up with slower, spottier, more expensive internet than they were promised. Musk spent hundreds of millions helping Trump win, trashed the broadband program as waste, and now may profit from the very taxpayer money meant to connect communities cable companies ignored for decades. Ring of Fire's Josh G. explains.
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