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President Trump awards Big Tech donors with nationâÂÂs highest science prizes
On Thursday, at the Golden Age of American Innovation Summit, President Trump awarded Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sergey Brin, and AMDâÂÂs Lisa Su the National Medal of Science, the nationâÂÂs top science prize. Dell Technologiesâ Michael Dell and MicrosoftâÂÂs Satya Nadella also received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
Together, the awardees have donated nearly $6 billion to efforts tied to Trump and his administration, according to The New Republic. Alphabet and Microsoft, for example, donated to the presidentâÂÂs inauguration fund and White House ballroom. AMD gave to a pro-Trump Super PAC and Michael and Susan Dell pledged $6.25 billion to help fund the Trump Accounts, the administrationâÂÂs savings program for children.ÃÂ
Trump said the honorees individuals had helped âÂÂpioneer an incredible future for America,â and that because of them, âÂÂwe will always be on top. No one else can compete with us.âÂÂÃÂ
Nadella received his medal right after the administration indefinitely suspended Microsoft from the H-1B program, which lets U.S. companies hire skilled foreign workers.
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