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Trump Awards National Medal of Science to Musk, Tech Executives

President Donald Trump awarded the National Medal of Science to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and AMD CEO Lisa Su. The White House ceremony recognized major contributions to science and engineering. Trump praised Musk as a "modern-day Thomas Edison," though the two have had a volatile relationship in recent years.

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Despite the president's glowing words at the award ceremony, Trump and Musk have navigated a rather volatile relationship in recent years.

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Trump gives top US science awards to Elon Musk and other tech executives

The National Medal of Science is annually given to scientists and engineers for major contributions in their fields.

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'Modern-day Thomas Edison': Trump awards Elon Musk top US science medal

Despite the president's glowing words at the award ceremony, Trump and Musk have navigated a rather volatile relationship in recent years.

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WATCH: Trump awards Elon Musk the National Medal of Science, among other awards for tech execs

The president gave the National Medal of Science to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Lisa Su, CEO of the semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices.

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