Transcript: Mike Turner presses for reliable Starlink service in Ukraine

Turner urges voting down ballot

Asked about Republicans presenting themselves as independent of President Trump, Turner said he neither runs with nor from the president. He argued that voters choose candidates individually and said each should be judged by their own record.

Turner urged people to vote in every race, warning that many leave races blank as they move down the ballot. He recalled winning his first contest by 244 votes among 44,000 cast and said turnout matters.

Local record and economic development

Turner said his community sees him as part of its economic development effort and as a job creator. He told Brennan that local voters consider candidates’ individual accomplishments rather than voting for a team or slate. He began describing job growth at a local base, saying employment had doubled inside and outside it, but the transcript cuts off before he completes the thought.

Starlink service in Ukraine

Brennan asked Turner about reports that Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite technology, had been slowed in a way that affected Ukraine’s drone operations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said no one in the White House had ordered the speed reduction and that, to his understanding, service had been restored.

Turner said service might still be spotty in some areas, citing reports from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He said people’s lives were at risk and called for service to be restored, describing it as essential to U.S. support for Ukraine against Russian aggression.