Trump Defends 500,000 Chinese Students in America Despite Security Concerns

What was said

"As far as the students, it's 500,000 students. They come— good students. I could tell them I don't want any students. This is a very insulting thing to say to a country. I frankly think that it's good that people come from other countries and they learn our culture, and many of them want to stay here."

Trump defended allowing half a million Chinese students to study in America, saying many will stay and that blocking them would be insulting to China. He dismissed concerns about Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland by arguing removal would hurt farm prices. The comments revealed tension between Trump's America First rhetoric and his deference to Chinese interests, particularly Wall Street and Silicon Valley's dependence on China.