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

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US President Donald Trump honored Elon Musk with the prestigious National Medal of Science at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., alongside other tech leaders such as Google cofounder Sergey Brin and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. During his speech, Trump praised Musk as an "industrial titan" and "modern-day Thomas Edison," recognizing him for transforming science fiction into reality through his work with SpaceX and Tesla. Despite this praise, the article notes a history of tension between Trump and Musk due to criticisms Musk made about Trump's spending policies, highlighting the complex nature of their relationship.

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On October 8, President Donald Trump honored several tech industry leaders with the National Medals of Science and Technology at the "Science: A New Golden Age Summit" held at the Institute for Peace in Washington, D.C. The recipients included Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX; Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia; Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google; Lisa Su, CEO of AMD; Michael Dell, founder of Dell Technologies; and Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft.

During the ceremony, Trump presented awards to Musk, Brin, Huang, and Su for their contributions to science, while Dell and Nadella received recognition for technological innovation. The summit also marked the unveiling of a $2.4 billion commitment from tech giants such as Nvidia ($1 billion), AMD ($500 million), OpenAI ($200 million), Anthropic ($150 million), Google ($150 million), and others, to support federal scientific research through AI technology.

Despite Trump's praise for Musk during the event, their relationship has been tumultuous in recent years. The two worked together briefly before a public feud over spending bills led to a falling out. However, Musk recently reconciled with Trump and is set to take on a role as co-director of "Project Meridian." Critics argue that Trump's focus on wealthy tech leaders overlooks the broader needs of ordinary Americans amid significant cuts in scientific research funding.

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Musk joined Trump in the latter stages of his presidential campaign and went on to take a much-publicised role as defacto leader of the White House's cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) following Trump's return to the White House in January 2025, spearheading efforts to make the government leaner. But the pair's relationship fractured after Musk criticised Trump's spending bill, the "One Big Beautiful Bill," prompting the start of a bitter and public feud.

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🔮 However, Musk has found himself back in Trump world in recent weeks, with the Tesla CEO set to take on a role as co-director of "Project Meridian."

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

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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. asserted

Trump → navigate → years

US President Donald Trump on Thursday awarded SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and a handful of other tech titans the prestigious National Medal of Science during a ceremony at the Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. Musk received the award alongside Google cofounder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and AMD chief Lisa Su. asserted

Musk → award → Brin

"I want to thank everybody for being here as we celebrate the exciting advance of science and technology in the golden age of America," Trump said in his opening remarks, before turning his attention to Musk, who he called an "industrial titan" and "our modern-day Thomas Edison." "Few Americans in history have done more to advance America's national interest than Elon in one field after another. asserted

Americans → want → another

His genius and determination have made science fiction into reality," Trump said. asserted

Trump → make → reality

"Elon, I want to congratulate you. asserted

I → want → you

Thank you very much and congratulations Elon," he added. asserted

he → thank → you

Despite his glowing words, Trump and Musk have navigated a rather volatile relationship in recent years. asserted

Trump → navigate → years

Musk → join → feud

However, Musk has found himself back in Trump world in recent weeks, with the Tesla CEO set to take on a role as co-director of "Project Meridian." asserted

CEO → find → Meridian

The project, commissioned by the Department of Defense, will study the future of warfare, helping identify the weapons and technologies the US military will need to build and master and proposing "actionable solutions to start developing, testing and fielding these capabilities." asserted

military → commission → capabilities

A White House press release said Musk was awarded the National Medal of Science "for engineering achievements of extraordinary ambition and scale that have pushed the frontiers of space exploration, intelligent systems, communications, and beyond, renewing American technological leadership and opening a new chapter in American manufacturing." asserted

that → say → manufacturing