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Jimmy Kimmel Ridicules Trumps Science Award To Elon Musk
HuffPost • • business
Key Points:
- Jimmy Kimmel mocked President Donald Trump for awarding Elon Musk the National Medal of Science, sarcastically referring to Musk as "his owner" and highlighting their recent public feud.
- Musk received the award alongside other tech leaders like Sergey Brin and Jensen Huang, recognizing contributions to science and technology despite controversy over his impact on federal research funding.
- Kimmel criticized Musk for influencing cuts to pediatric cancer research and federal science budgets, calling attention to Musk's role in reducing funding at the National Institute of Health.
- The award came about a year after Musk publicly accused Trump of involvement in Jeffrey Epstein-related case files, a claim Musk later deleted and apologized for.
- Kimmel cynically praised the apparent reconciliation between Trump and Musk, joking about their "growth" in being able to put aside differences despite their contentious history.
