WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 22: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (L) and Nobel Prize winner quantum physicist John Martinis (R), attend an event with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed two orders on quantum computing. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 22: Inflection CEO Matthew Kinsella attends an event with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed two orders on quantum computing. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 22: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth attends an event with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed two orders on quantum computing. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 22: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (C), accompanied by White House staff secretary Will Scharf (L) and and Nobel Prize winner quantum physicist John Martinis (R), speaks during an event with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed two orders on quantum computing. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 22: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during an event with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed two orders on quantum computing. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 22: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (C), accompanied by White House staff secretary Will Scharf (L) and and Nobel Prize winner quantum physicist John Martinis (R), speaks during an event with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed two orders on quantum computing. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 22: (L-R) White House staff secretary Will Scharf, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and Nobel Prize winner quantum physicist John Martinis attend an event with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed two orders on quantum computing. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 22: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth attends an event with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed two orders on quantum computing. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)