Trump Awards Top Science Medals to Musk, Huang, Brin and Su

Trump awards top U.S. science medals to Musk, Huang, Brin and Su, while honouring Dell and Nadella as their companies’ ties to his administration draw scrutiny.

Shivangi Yadav

Oct 9, 2026 - 15:00

Trump Awards Top Science Medals to Musk, Huang, Brin and Su

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President Donald Trump awarded the nation’s highest science and technology honours to six prominent tech executives Thursday at the Golden Age of American Innovation Summit. The White House ceremony also highlighted the recipients’ financial ties to his administration.

Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and AMD CEO Lisa Su received the National Medal of Science. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, as Al Jazeera reported.

According to The New Republic, several honorees or their companies have contributed to Trump-related political initiatives. Michael and Susan Dell separately pledged $6.25 billion to support children’s Trump Accounts, a philanthropic commitment rather than a campaign donation.

Trump praised the executives for advancing American technological leadership. Nadella received the recognition the same day the administration suspended Microsoft from a federal employment-based green card certification program over alleged immigration violations, which the company disputed.

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Shivangi Yadav Shivangi Yadav is a technology writer at TechAmerica.ai, covering artificial intelligence, startups, digital platforms, consumer technology, mobility, and emerging technologies. Her reporting follows major developments across the global technology industry, from AI companies and startup funding to product launches, regulatory investigations, software platforms, and changes affecting large technology markets. At TechAmerica.ai, Shivangi looks beyond the initial announcement to understand what a development means in practice. Her coverage often examines how new technologies, regulatory decisions, and business moves could affect companies, consumers, and the wider industry. She writes for an international audience, focusing on clear, well-researched reporting that gives readers useful context on fast-moving technology stories.