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The National Medal of Science is annually given to scientists and engineers for major contributions in their fields.
There was something deliciously awkward and ironic about US President Donald Trump’s celebration of American technological greatness in the White House on Thursday. Of the six technology titans who received the nation’s highest science and tech honours from the MAGA boss, five were born outside the United States.
US President Donald Trump honored six tech executives including Elon Musk with the National Medal of Science and Medal of Technology, pledging US dominance in quantum computing.