Turner calls for congressional probe of Ukraine's Starlink slowdown
The Ohio Republican rejects Marco Rubio's explanation on Face the Nation, then urges Trump to enforce Russian energy sanctions.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 129,061 views a day, 10 times a normal first day on this channel (12,727).
Rep. Turner says Rubio's explanation was "absolutely not" sufficient about Ukraine Starlink slowdown
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Press to jump
- 1:05Turner says he neither runs with nor runs away from Trump, emphasizing voter turnout.
- 4:46Brennan asks about reduced Starlink speeds in Ukraine and whether Rubio's explanation is sufficient.
- 5:22Turner rejects the explanation and calls for a congressional investigation into the communications disruption.
- 8:15Turner urges Trump to enforce sanctions targeting purchases of Russian energy rather than waive them.
"Absolutely not." Rep. Mike Turner's answer leaves little room for interpretation when Margaret Brennan asks whether Secretary of State Marco Rubio has adequately explained the slowdown of satellite communications in Ukraine.
In the Face the Nation interview, Rubio appears in a clip saying the U.S. government did not order Starlink speeds reduced. Turner says that explanation is insufficient and calls for a congressional investigation into disruptions affecting Ukraine's defense. His demand is for an inquiry, not an announcement that one has begun.
The exchange helped make this an unusually fast-starting interview for the program's channel: it drew about 88,000 views in twelve hours, already well beyond what a regular upload usually receives in a full first day.
The headline subject takes a while to arrive. Brennan first questions Turner about Republican candidates distancing themselves from President Donald Trump and about voters' perceptions of corruption. The satellite-service discussion begins just before the five-minute mark, when the interview shifts from campaign positioning to the administration's handling of Ukraine.
Turner also challenges Trump's decision to waive sanctions targeting buyers of Russian oil, urging the president to use the authority Congress provided. That issue carries into another fast-starting Face the Nation interview from the same broadcast: Sen. Kevin Cramer says he agrees with Republicans criticizing the waiver.
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- Channel
- Face the Nation
- Subscribers
- 823,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 2,296,957
- Channel views, pace per day
- 511,766 (on a normal day: 326,674)
- Video published
- October 18, 2026
- Video views so far
- 88,106 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 129,061
The numbers
Turner's interview surpassed the channel's usual full-day views within its first twelve hours. Cramer's sanctions interview also drew an unusually large early audience.
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Which state does Rep. Mike Turner represent?
Turner is identified in the interview as a Republican congressman from Ohio.