White House To Award Medals To Nadella And Trump Tech Supporters
India-West News Desk
WASHINGTON, DC – Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is among several technology executives President Donald Trump will honor October 8 at a White House science summit, with Elon Musk, Michael Dell, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su also set to receive medals.
Nadella and Dell will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Musk, Brin, Huang and Su will receive the National Medal of Science, according to the White House.
The ceremony comes after Trump brought several technology executives to the White House for a September 29 lunch focused on artificial intelligence. Some of those who attended are also among the medal recipients.
The awards also come against the backdrop of financial support that the honorees have provided to Trump, Republican campaigns or Republican causes. CNBC noted that Trump’s most recent financial disclosure shows that he bought or sold shares in SpaceX, Tesla, Nvidia, Microsoft, AMD and Google parent Alphabet as recently as July.
Musk contributed more than $290 million during the 2024 election cycle and later headed the notorious DOGE to reduce the government workforce. Brin attended Trump’s inauguration and contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Republican National Committee in 2025. Huang donated to build Trump’s White House ballroom, while Nvidia gave $1 million to Trump’s inauguration ceremony.
Dell is a known longtime Trump donor. He and his wife, Susan, committed $6.25 billion to seed Trump Accounts designed to help children in the US build savings. AMD is also contributing to Trump funds.
