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President Donald Trump is set to present the National Medals of Science and Technology and Innovation to several American innovators, including Elon Musk, at a summit focusing on science and technology advancements. This event marks Trump’s first time presenting these awards during his presidency. Among those honored are prominent figures like Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, AMD CEO Lisa Su, Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. The ceremony highlights Musk's renewed relationship with the Trump administration following a period of public tension between them last year.
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On Thursday, President Donald Trump is set to present the National Medals of Science and Technology at a White House summit titled "Science: A New Golden Age Summit." The event marks Trump's first time presenting these awards. Among the recipients are Elon Musk (Tesla and SpaceX CEO), who will receive the National Medal of Science alongside Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and AMD CEO Lisa Su. Additionally, Michael Dell (Dell Technologies CEO) and Satya Nadella (Microsoft CEO) are set to be awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

The White House spokesperson noted that these honorees are crucial for maintaining America's leadership in innovation. Notably, this is Musk’s return to Trump’s orbit following his previous high-profile departure from the administration.

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🔮 President Donald Trump is set to award Elon Musk and other leading American innovators the nation’s highest honors for scientific and technological achievement Thursday, Fox News Digital has learned, marking Trump’s first time presenting the awards.
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🔮 President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington this week, one day after signing a Greenland security agreement that, once in force, would bar non-NATO states such as China from establishing a military presence there, sharpening the Arctic-security backdrop to their face-to-face talks.
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Trump will award the National Medal of Science to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su, while Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation during the summit, Fox News Digital learned.
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🔮 President Donald Trump is set to award Elon Musk and other leading American innovators the nation’s highest honors for scientific and technological achievement Thursday, Fox News Digital has learned, marking Trump’s first time presenting the awards.

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President Donald Trump is set to award Elon Musk and other leading American innovators the nation’s highest honors for scientific and technological achievement Thursday, Fox News Digital has learned, marking Trump’s first time presenting the awards. asserted
Digital → set → awards
These recipients are helping ensure America keeps leading the world in innovation," White House spokesperson Liz Huston told Fox News Digital. asserted
Huston → help → Digital
The honorees, who will be recognized at the White House’s "Science: A New Golden Age Summit," include some of the most powerful figures in American technology — and mark Elon Musk’s latest return to Trump’s orbit after his high-profile departure from the administration and subsequent public rupture with the president. asserted
who → recognize → president
Trump will award the National Medal of Science to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su, while Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation during the summit, Fox News Digital learned. asserted
Digital → award → summit
The ceremony will mark the first time Trump has presented the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation across either of his administrations. asserted
Trump → mark → administrations
The summit will bring together leading scientists and tech innovators to discuss how super intelligence and private-sector investment can accelerate scientific breakthroughs and strengthen U.S. leadership in science and technology. asserted
intelligence → bring → science
Musk’s expected award marks another step in his return to Trump’s orbit after their relationship ruptured last year. asserted
relationship → expect → orbit
The split followed Musk’s departure from DOGE, when he blasted Trump’s signature tax-and-spending bill as a "disgusting abomination," setting off a personal feud that included Trump threatening his government contracts. asserted
Trump → follow → contracts
The two have since renewed ties, with Musk again appearing alongside Trump at a recent technology leader lunch and was present during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit. asserted
Musk → renew → visit
The Tesla CEO has also returned to an advisory role in the Trump administration, co-leading the Pentagon’s Project Meridian, which studies the future of warfare and the weapons and technologies the U.S. military will need to maintain its technological edge. asserted
military → return → edge
Trump has a personal tie to the award, as his uncle John G. Trump was posthumously awarded the National Medal of Science by President Ronald Reagan for his pioneering work involving ionizing radiation and its applications in medicine, industry and atomic physics. asserted
uncle → have → medicine
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