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Trump to present his first National Medals of Science, to Musk, Brin, Huang and Su; Roger Clemens to get the Medal of Freedom

Published 6:00 AM CT, Thursday, October 8, 2026
In the 6 AM CT update

President Trump will award the National Medal of Science to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su on Thursday, and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Michael Dell and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, at the White House’s Science: A New Golden Age Summit, Fox News Digital reported; it is the first time Trump has presented the awards in either of his administrations. At a San Antonio rally for Senate nominee Ken Paxton on Wednesday, Trump also announced that former pitcher Roger Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner, will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Washington Examiner reported.

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• Elon Musk
• Sergey Brin
• Jensen Huang
• Lisa Su
• Satya Nadella
• Michael Dell
• Donald Trump
• Roger Clemens
• Presidential Medal of Freedom
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• AI
• Innovation
• United States