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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.

US President Donald Trump honored SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with the esteemed National Medal of Science at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Musk was joined by other tech pioneers, including Google's Sergey Brin, Nvidia's Jensen Huang, and AMD's Lisa Su. In his remarks, Trump hailed Musk as an "industrial titan" and a modern-day Thomas Edison, praising his groundbreaking contributions to science and technology.

Despite a turbulent history, Musk's ties to the Trump administration have recently rekindled, with the entrepreneur set to serve as co-director of a new military project aimed at shaping the future of warfare.

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