On the record · Updated October 18, 2026
SpaceX CEO
4 things Elon Musk said, verbatim, from September 8, 2026 to October 16, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.
Qualifies
“any limits on speed or usage are decided by the U.S. military and ultimately POTUS”
The Hill Ukraine hits Russian refineries again after losing full access to SpaceX's Starshield ›
Others on this question
President Donald Trump didn’t order any limitations on Ukraine’s access to SpaceX’s Starshield satellite technology, according to a senior US official.
Supports
“Dario is right”
CNN Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls for slowing AI; Altman and Musk agree ›
Others on this question
would likely only wind up serving Anthropic and OpenAI; it’s what regulatory capture looks like in action.
“We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models.”
“we need to pace the frontier”
More on the record
As printed
“Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS,”
Fox News Elon Musk blames Trump, US military for SpaceX restrictions Ukraine warns could have deadly consequences ›
As printed
“save the future of civilization”
on framing support for Europe's far right as saving civilization
CNN The far right’s win in Germany is sending a chill through the establishment in Europe ›
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