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Trump Claims Credit for Nobel Prize; Newsom Responds

10/31/2025

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The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Clarke (physicist), Michel Devoret (physicist), and John Martinis (physicist) for quantum mechanics.
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed credit for the award, citing Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
Newsom called the claim pathetic, saying Trump sought credit for others' work after a failed Nobel Peace Prize campaign.
Clarke has warned that funding cuts and firings of scientists threaten the scientific community.

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The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Clarke (physicist), Michel Devoret (physicist), and John Martinis (physicist) for quantum mechanics.
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed credit for the award, citing Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
Newsom called the claim pathetic, saying Trump sought credit for others' work after a failed Nobel Peace Prize campaign.
Clarke has warned that funding cuts and firings of scientists threaten the scientific community.