Trump shares heartfelt moment with Musk, awarding him the National Medal of Science

US President Donald Trump has honoured Tesla CEO Elon Musk with the National Medal of Science in a touching moment.

On Thursday, Musk and five other American leading innovators were honoured by President Trump with one of the nation’s highest honours.

The honourees for the National Medal of Science were awarded to Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang and Lisa Su.

Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will receive a similar honour with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

The honourees were awarded during the White House’s Science: A New Golden Age Summit.