President Trump on Thursday honored his friends and tech bros with the National Medal of Science, using the ceremony to celebrate what he called a new "golden age" for American technology.
The recipients included Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, alongside other top tech chief executives — a guest list that underscored how tightly the administration has embraced Silicon Valley in the president's second term. The medal is the nation's highest honor for scientific and technological achievement.
The president even came away with a medal himself during the ceremony, a flourish that drew attention online and in Washington. The event capped a week in which the administration has pushed to position American industry — particularly AI and chips — at the center of its economic message.
