Trump Presents Science and Technology Medals to Six Executives

President Donald Trump presented national science and technology medals to six technology executives at a ceremony on October 8, recognizing Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, Michael Dell and Satya Nadella. Musk, Brin, Huang and Su received the National Medal of Science. Dell and Nadella received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. The awards are among the country’s highest honors for achievement in science and technology. The ceremony took place during a summit focused on science and innovation. Trump praised Musk as a national treasure and compared him to inventor Thomas Edison, crediting his work with advancing U.S. scientific and technological interests. The exchange offered a public display of improved relations between the two, following their highly publicized dispute in 2025. They had clashed over Trump’s tax and spending legislation after Musk left his administration role. The White House said the recipients were helping the United States maintain its position in innovation. The supplied accounts did not include individual award citations or explain how the selections were made.