Overview

• Trump repeated in a Daily Caller interview that admitting Chinese students is the “right thing to do,” calling it insulting to bar them and warning that smaller colleges would be hurt without their tuition.
• He framed the stance as consistent with maintaining ties to Beijing, saying he has a good relationship with President Xi and that it is good for the U.S. to get along with nuclear powers.
• A White House official told Fox News Digital the number represents a typical two-year flow of student visas and does not propose an increase.
• Prominent MAGA figures, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Laura Ingraham and Laura Loomer, condemned the move as a threat to U.S. students and security, while a Cultural Revolution survivor urged tighter limits.
• The defense marks a reversal from May, when Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed to aggressively revoke some Chinese student visas, as analysts question the practicality of reaching 600,000 given roughly 277,000 current enrollees and ongoing security concerns.