TRUMP AWARDS 2026 NATIONAL MEDALS

Musk receives the National Medal of Science from Trump

President Donald Trump joined some of America's most powerful tech leaders Thursday at a summit the White House billed as the start of a "golden age" of American science.

Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, AMD CEO Lisa Su, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Dell founder Michael Dell gathered with Trump and a host of administration officials and scientific luminaries for the Science: A New Golden Age Summit at the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Trump awarded the National Medal of Science to Musk, Brin, Huang and Su. He awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Nadella and Dell.

Trump presented each of the recipients with medals and certificates of honor, later asking some of their families to join him onstage to take photos.

White House spokesperson Liz Huston said in a statement: "The Trump Administration is grateful for the contributions of these incredible leaders in science and technology. These recipients are helping ensure America keeps leading the world in innovation."

Several of the summit's speakers emphasized the importance of immigrants to America's scientific power.

Sergey Brin, Donald Trump and Jensen Huang

"I was an immigrant, and my parents brought us here to pursue the American dream," Huang told NBC News as he walked through the venue with his parents. "It's an incredible honor and something that could only happen here in America."

The event kicked off with a series of announcements about funding for new scientific initiatives. Among them is a pledge of around $2.4 billion of AI computing credits and scientific tools by America's leading AI companies for federal agencies working on a variety of scientific issues prioritized by the White House. The areas include quantum algorithms, AI-driven physical laboratories and improvement of the efficiency of nuclear engineering.

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