Back in May, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the US would “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.” The new policies were meant to “put America first, not China,” Rubio said at the time. Now, Trump’s decision to welcome Chinese students into the country is being met with backlash from prominent MAGA voices who argue the president is abandoning his so-called “America First” ethos.