https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/modern-day-thomas-edison-trump-awards-elon-musk-top-us-science-medalContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/modern-day-thomas-edison-trump-awards-elon-musk-top-us-science-medalhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/modern-day-thomas-edison-trump-awards-elon-musk-top-us-science-medal#u118587Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:46:13 +0000President Donald Trump awarded Elon Musk the National Medal of Science during a White House tech summit on Thursday, praising the Tesla and SpaceX chief as a modern-day Thomas Edison and a national treasure. The event also featured honors for other tech billionaires, including Jensen Huang. Trump framed the ceremony around an innovation Golden Age, unveiling a $6 billion science initiative targeting space, computing, and research. The award ceremony follows a volatile history between the two figures, marking a complete return for the rocket tycoon into the president's political circle.Why