Decades, very little has been done to support critical infrastructure. that includes critical infrastructure to support national security goals. you think of elon musk being the one to step in to provide this critical communication vehicle, starlink, that could be thought of as the u.s. government not doing enough to step up and play its roll. same thing again for awe top mouse vehicles. even space. elon musk advancing the u.s. space agenda there. the u.s. government is at its own fault here. they have not done enough. we have not done enough as a nation to put us in a position where we would have more leverage of an individual entrepreneur like this. a catch-22 over all of this. sara fisher, thank you so much. thank you. you know, i have a question for you have you you probably have. it s number one now. have you heard of this song?
For example, starlink is being used to support critical communications on the front lines of the war in ukraine. but according to the new yorkers new yorker s ronan farrow when pentagon official says he has spoken, personally, with vladimir putin. ronan farrow also appeared earlier on cnn tonight and detailed musk s critical role in ukraine. the fact that elon musk has this network of satellites and mobile state stations called starlink was a godsend. and the people who fund-raise for that and helped get those units to ukraine did not think at the outset, they told me, of the fact that elon musk was going to have so much control. and what we found as that conflict ground on is that he really was able to flip a switch and use geofencing, cordoned off areas where, for instance, russia did not want troops advancing. so, his role became very political very fast. i want to bring in cnn media
all right, here is a pop quiz. what comes to mind when you think of elon musk? for many, of course, he is the owner of x, formerly known as twitter. but of course, that s the tip of the iceberg. his most recent venture tesla, of course. he has spacecraft and rocket manufacturer a spacex and broadband internet system starlink. then, there s his recently launched a i focused company x a.i.. he s also of course, known, increasingly so, for his erratic behavior. and this has the u.s. government nervous. but the question for many is why? well, ronan farrow in a new piece for the new yorker, notes that the u.s. has grown overly reliant on musk s technology, putting them at the mercy of, well, he s impulsive behavior.
Critical communication vehicle, starlink i mean, that could be thought of as the u.s. government not doing enough to step up and play its role. same thing again for autonomous vehicles, even space elon musk taking a leadership role in advancing the u.s. is space agenda there. and so i think it s one of the situations where the u.s. government is kind of at its own fault here. they have not done enough we have not done enough as a nation to position really have more leverage over an individual entrepreneur like this. a real catch-22, quite frankly, for all of us. sara fischer, thank you so much. thank you. i have a question for you. have you well, you probably have its number one now. have you ever heard of this song? it struck a chord with many conservatives and it s now at the tip-top of the billboard singles chart. i will tell you how it got there next.