‘Modern day Thomas Edison…’: Trump honors Musk and tech giants with National Medal of Science awards
President Donald Trump honors Elon Musk and leading tech innovators at the “Science: A New Golden Age Summit,” recognizing major contributions to U.S. science and technology. Trump calls Musk a “modern-day Thomas Edison” and praises tech leaders including Jensen Huang, Sergey Brin, Lisa Su, Michael Dell and Satya Nadella. Watch Trump’s science summit as he celebrates America’s technology giants, AI innovation, scientific breakthroughs and the push for a new golden age of science. (The White House)
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