President Trump to award Elon Musk with National Medal of Science at White House on Thursday

President Donald Trump will award Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk and other leading American innovators with the National Medal of Science during a ceremony at the White House on Thursday. 

The ceremony will take place during the White House’s Science: A New Golden Age Summit, where honorees will be awarded either the National Medal of Science or the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, according to Fox News.

Honorees for the National Medal of Science include: Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su. 

The honorees for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation are: Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

"The Trump administration is grateful for the contributions of these incredible leaders in science and technology," White House spokesperson Liz Huston told Fox News. "These recipients are helping ensure America keeps leading the world in innovation."

The ceremony will mark the first time Trump has presented either medal during either of his administrations.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.