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Trump Honors Elon Musk With Top US Science Medal After Public Feud
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News18•09-10-2026, 01:30
Trump Honors Elon Musk With Top US Science Medal After Public Feud
- •US President Donald Trump presented Elon Musk with the National Medal of Science during a ceremony in Washington, marking a public reunion after their bitter falling-out last year.
- •Trump praised the SpaceX and Tesla chief as a national treasure and a modern-day Thomas Edison, calling him a very special guy.
- •Other tech leaders receiving awards included Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, AMD CEO Lisa Su, Michael Dell, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
- •The event marked a sharp contrast to the pair's high-profile clash in 2025, which followed Musk's departure from his role leading the Department of Government Efficiency.
- •Relations have steadily improved in recent months, with Musk attending a state dinner and participating in a White House AI meeting.
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President Donald Trump presented Elon Musk with the National Medal of Science, which is the country's top science honor, during a ceremony titled "Science: A New Golden Age" in Washington.
Their relationship soured after Musk left the administration and criticized Trump's spending plans, leading to a public feud that included Trump threatening Musk with deportation and Musk making allegations linking Trump to Jeffrey Epstein.
While Elon Musk received the National Medal of Science, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Dell CEO Michael Dell received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation at the same event.
