Supporters of President Donald Trump are outraged by his announcement that 600,000 Chinese students will be allowed into the United States to study.

Trump made the comments at the White House on Monday as trade talks with China continue, saying it was "very important" to allow Chinese students into the country.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene , a Republican from Georgia, was among the critics of the plan, saying the U.S. "should not let in" students who may be loyal to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment via an email sent outside regular business hours.

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Trump's announcement marks a reversal from his administration's previous hard-line approach and the "America First" policies that his base of supporters embr

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