White House says Trump has presented six national medals
The White House says four people received the National Medal of Science and two received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
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US President Donald Trump plans to present the National Medal of Science to SpaceX chief Elon Musk on Thursday, 8 October, according to a White House announcement reported by Nieuws.nl on 7 October. The presentation was announced as a plan, not reported as a completed ceremony. [1]
Google founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang and AMD chief Lisa Su are also named as recipients of the National Medal of Science. [1]
Update
President Donald Trump presented six national medals at the Science: A New Golden Age Summit on 8 October, the White House said in a statement issued that day. [2]
The White House named Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang and Lisa Su as recipients of the National Medal of Science. It named Michael Dell and Satya Nadella as recipients of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. [2]
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