Trump gives 'national treasure' Musk top US medal
On Thursday, President Donald Trump honored Elon Musk with the nation's highest science award, the National Medal of Science, at a ceremony held by the Science: A New Golden Age summit. This came after a strained relationship between the two, following Musk's departure from Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) last year due to disagreements over a contentious tax and spending bill.
Musk, the billionaire founder of SpaceX and Tesla, has since returned to the president's orbit, playing a crucial role in the US space and defense programs. During the ceremony, Trump praised Musk as a national treasure, likening him to Thomas Edison, the renowned American inventor. Other recipients of the prestigious awards included Google co-founder Sergei Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, AMD chief Lisa Su, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and computer mogul Michael Dell.
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