Event Brief
UPDATED Oct 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM ET
Oct 8, 2026 at 1:04 PM ET
Trump presents National Medals of Science to tech leaders
By The BriefBrief · Sources (3)
President Donald Trump, joined by Michael Kratsios, presented National Medals of Science to Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su and Sergey Brin. The ceremony took place amid announcements about new science funding.
WHO: President Donald Trump
WHAT: Presented National Medals of Science to Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su and Sergey Brin.
WHEN: Oct 8, 2026 at 5:43 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Reason not reported.
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