Trump admin touts drop in new foreign students

The Trump administration on Monday touted data from the Financial Times should that the number of new foreign students in America had dropped by 17% over the prior year.

The Rapid Response 47 account posted a chart showing a considerable drop from the prior year. The post came amid backlash from President Donald Trump renewing his support for allowing Chinese students to study in the United States.

Since returning to office earlier this year, President Donald Trump has engaged in several high-profile rows with major institutions of higher education, largely over alleged antisemitism and bias against conservatives.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at one point suspended the ability of Harvard to receive student visas at all, leading to a court battle.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.