{"id":1700817,"date":"2022-10-18T07:48:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T11:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1700817"},"modified":"2022-10-18T07:48:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T11:48:34","slug":"desantis-torches-ukraine-officials-for-attacking-elon-musk-dont-bite-the-hand-that-feeds-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-torches-ukraine-officials-for-attacking-elon-musk-dont-bite-the-hand-that-feeds-you\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis Torches Ukraine Officials For \u2018Attacking\u2019 Elon Musk: \u2018Don\u2019t Bite The Hand That Feeds You!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-torches-ukraine-officials-for-attacking-elon-musk-dont-bite-the-hand-that-feeds-you%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1700817&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis slammed some Ukrainian officials that have been publicly hostile toward tech billionaire Elon Musk in recent weeks, saying that they should be thankful for Musk\u2019s contributions to their country and to not take it for granted.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes as SpaceX, a company that Musk founded and where he serves as CEO, recently told the Pentagon that it needed to be compensated for tens of millions of dollars per month to continue operating Starlink satellites over Ukraine, which provide the country\u2019s military the ability to communicate in their war against the Russians. Musk later reversed course after public backlash and said that he would continue funding Ukraine despite losing money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElon Musk positioned his satellites over Ukraine and gave them these things,\u201d DeSantis said at a press conference on Monday. \u201cSo, they\u2019ve actually been using his devices to be able to defend their country, and I guess some of the people in the, in the government were attacking Musk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I\u2019m just thinking to myself, \u2018like he\u2019s doing this for free, don\u2019t bite the hand that feeds you!\u2019 Good lord,\u201d DeSantis continued. \u201cI mean, have a little bit \u2014, so, but I think there was like kind of that kerfuffle \u2026 but he has provided that for them for free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if you think about it in a country that big, given what\u2019s going on, I mean, that\u2019s tens of millions of dollars that he\u2019s effectively donated,\u201d DeSantis added.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) admonishes Ukrainian officials for vocally rejecting Elon Musk \u2014 who&#8217;s been funding satellites to help Ukraine&#8217;s military \u2014 for proposing that Ukraine make significant territorial concessions to Russia:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t bite the hand that feeds you. Good lord!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w9PiMfESYS\">pic.twitter.com\/w9PiMfESYS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1582088204592742400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TRANSCRIPT:<\/p>\n<p><em>RON DESANTIS, FLORIDA GOVERNOR (R): Well, I don\u2019t think he\u2019s had a hiccup. I mean, I think what\u2019s happened, so I think most of you know, when the Russia-Ukraine, when Russia invaded Ukraine, Elon Musk positioned his satellites over Ukraine and gave them these things. So, they\u2019ve actually been using his devices to be able to defend their country and I guess some of the people in the in the government were attacking Musk. And I\u2019m just thinking to myself, like he\u2019s doing this for free, don\u2019t bite the hand that feeds you! Good lord. I mean, have a little bit\u2013, so, but I think there was like kind of that kerfuffle, but I think he\u2019s, I think he, but he has provided that for them for free. And if you think about it in a country that big, given what\u2019s going on, I mean, that\u2019s tens of millions of dollars, that he\u2019s effectively donated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-hell-with-it-elon-musk-reverses-course-on-starlink-decision-in-ukraine\">\u2018The Hell With It\u2019: Elon Musk Reverses Course On Starlink Decision In Ukraine<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis slammed some Ukrainian officials that have been publicly hostile toward tech billionaire Elon Musk in recent weeks, saying that they should be thankful for Musk\u2019s contributions to their country and to not take it for granted. 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