# ‘Modern-day Thomas Edison’: Trump awards Elon Musk top US science medal

https://mins.news/en/video/92737

- euronews, 2026-10-09 07:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIBvj2aKCps

> Trump praised Elon Musk at an award ceremony and presented him with the United States’ top science medal. Their relationship has been volatile in recent years.

## Related coverage

- [‘Modern-day Thomas Edison’: Trump gives Musk top US science medal](https://mins.news/en/item/92631) — euronews, 2026-10-09
- [Trump awards National Medals of Science to Musk and other tech titans](https://mins.news/en/item/92210) — NBC News, 2026-10-08
- [Trump honors Elon Musk and tech billionaires with science awards](https://mins.news/en/video/92197) — The Associated Press, 2026-10-08
- [Huang, Su, Musk and three other tech leaders receive top U.S. science and technology honors](https://mins.news/en/video/92118) — VOA Chinese, 2026-10-08
- [Trump to Present Science Awards to Elon Musk and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang](https://mins.news/en/item/91508) — Bloomberg News, 2026-10-08
- [Trump expected to award science medal to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Fox News reports](https://mins.news/en/item/90271) — Reuters, 2026-10-07