Trump to award Musk and other tech company leaders state medals — CNBC
US President Donald Trump will award state honors to representatives of the technology industry on Thursday at the Science: A New Golden Age summit in Washington. The recipients include SpaceX and Tesla chief Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Michael Dell, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, CNBC reports.
Two state honors
According to the White House, Musk, Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su will receive the National Medal of Science. Dell and Nadella will be awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
White House assistant press secretary Liz Huston said the Trump administration is grateful to these leaders for their contributions to science and technology. According to her, the recipients help the United States maintain global leadership in innovation.
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Financial support for Republicans
CNBC notes that all future recipients have, in different ways, financially supported Trump or Republican campaigns and initiatives. Musk was Trump’s largest financial backer during the 2024 election cycle, donating more than $290 million. He later served as a special government employee in the Trump administration and led efforts to reduce the federal workforce.
Brin attended Trump’s inauguration and donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Republican National Committee in 2025. Huang contributed to the White House ballroom construction fund, while Nvidia donated $1 million for Trump’s inauguration ceremony. Dell and his wife Susan pledged to allocate $6.25 billion for the initial funding of Trump Accounts, savings accounts for children in the United States. AMD also contributes to Trump’s funds.
The summit will take place a little more than a week after Trump’s White House dinner with technology sector representatives focused on artificial intelligence. After the meeting, the president told reporters that he had signed a document with technology company executives that he described as morally binding.
