Medal Is Science Honor, Musk Among Tech Recipients Thursday

“What's new: The Hill says it's the National Medal of Science, and a White House official confirmed it to NewsNation.” — Kenji Moonfield, on air

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on Futures & Crypto Overnight
Published 9:01 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

At a glance

First reported by The Hill: “Trump to award National Medal of Science to Elon Musk”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 9:01 PM ET on Futures & Crypto Overnight, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Elon Musk, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: Trump to Honor Musk, Nvidia's Huang With Science Awards (October 7).

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Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhat's new: The Hill says it's the National Medal of Science, and a White House official confirmed it to NewsNation.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorScience: A New Golden Age. That's the summit name, Kenji. Musk gets a medal, and the rest of us get a participation sticker.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe Hill says the summit is at the White House, with three other tech executives. Honestly, bro, that's a lot of lanyards in one room.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSomebody has to hold the trophy while Dale writes a strongly worded bunker memo about it.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMarkets don't care yet. S and P futures are down point zero eight percent. Opinion: this is mostly a symbolic flex, not a profit report.