Trump Triples Down on Allowing 600,000 Chinese Students Into US: ‘Right Thing to Do’

Sean James Aug 31st, 2025, 3:25 pm

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President Donald Trump is once again defending his plan to have 600,000 Chinese students attend American universities, saying it is the “right thing to do” and that it would be “insulting” to think he is doing it improve trade negotiations with Xi Jinping , the head of China’s communist government.

The president tripled down on the move during an exclusive interview with Reagan Reese that was published on Sunday.

“I think what we’re doing is the right thing to do,” the president said. “It’s good to get along with countries, not bad, especially, you know, nuclear-powered countries. I think it’s good to get along with countries

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