Laura Loomer Breaks With Trump in Rare Public Split Over China Student Visas
David Gilmour Aug 26th, 2025, 7:00 am
MAGA firebrand Laura Loomer declared a rare break with President Donald Trump on Monday night over his vow to expand student visas for China.
Hours earlier, Trump promised 600,000 Chinese students will be admitted to U.S. universities in a stark reversal of the administration’s previous stance.
As recently as May, Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised to “aggressively revoke” visas of Chinese nationals tied to the Communist Party or working in sensitive research.
Speaking from the Oval Office on Monday, however, Trump hailed Beijing as “a very important partner” and insisted, “We’re going to allow their students to come in. It’s very important, 600,000 stud