U.S. President Donald Trump is set to present medals to several prominent technology executives on Thursday at the Science: A New Golden Age Summit, according to CNBC. The White House said Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su will receive the National Medal of Science. Dell founder Michael Dell and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella are slated to receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Fox News first reported the honors list.
White House assistant press secretary Liz Huston said the administration was thanking the recipients for their contributions to science and technology, adding that the honorees are helping the United States remain a global leader in innovation. The event comes a little more than a week after Trump hosted an artificial intelligence-focused lunch at the White House, after which he said he had signed a morally binding document with tech leaders.
CNBC also said the award recipients had financially supported Trump or the Republican Party. The report cited Musk’s more than $290 million in contributions during the 2024 election cycle, Brin’s attendance at the inauguration and hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to the Republican National Committee in 2025, Nvidia’s $1 million inaugural donation, and Michael and Susan Dell’s $6.25 billion pledge to seed Trump Accounts.
President Donald Trump will award medals to several technology executives on Thursday at the Science: A New Golden Age Summit, CNBC reported.
The White House said Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX and Tesla, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su will receive the National Medal of Science. Dell founder Michael Dell and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Fox News first reported the matter.
White House confirms the recipients
White House assistant press secretary Liz Huston said the Trump administration is grateful for the contributions made by these leaders in science and technology, and said the recipients are helping ensure the United States continues to lead the world in innovation.
Summit follows White House AI lunch by a little more than a week
The summit is scheduled a little more than a week after Trump hosted a lunch at the White House focused on artificial intelligence. After that meeting, Trump said he had signed a morally binding document with technology leaders, according to CNBC.
CNBC links the honorees to political support for Trump or Republicans
CNBC reported that all of the named recipients had financially supported Trump or the Republican Party.
- Musk contributed more than $290 million during the 2024 election cycle and at one point served as a special government employee in the Trump administration leading work to cut the federal workforce.
- Brin attended the inauguration and donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Republican National Committee in 2025.
- Huang donated to the fund for building a White House ballroom, and Nvidia gave $1 million to the inauguration.
- Michael Dell and his wife Susan pledged $6.25 billion in seed funding for Trump Accounts.
- AMD also contributed to a Trump-related fund.
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