Politics · US federal government · published 2026-10-08 · via The Hill

Trump to honor Musk and other tech leaders with national science medals

President Trump will present the National Medal of Science to Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang, and Lisa Su at a White House science summit. Michael Dell and Satya Nadella are set to receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. The honorees have supported Trump or Republican causes through donations and other contributions.

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The White House confirmed the awards to NewsNation before Fox News reported them. The science medal recipients are Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang, and Lisa Su; Michael Dell and Satya Nadella will receive the technology and innovation medal. The ceremony is tied to a summit titled “Science: A New Golden Age.”

Several honorees have backed Trump or Republican causes. Musk was Trump’s biggest 2024 individual donor and briefly led a federal workforce reduction effort. Brin gave to the RNC in 2025 and attended Trump’s second inauguration. Dell and his wife pledged $6.25 billion to Trump Accounts, while Nvidia matched Treasury deposits for employees.

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