India, Aug. 26 -- President Donald Trump said US and China shared a 'very important relationship' as he was replying to a reporter's question at the White House on August 25. He went on to say that the US would welcome 600,000 students from China.

Trump also said that they were making a lot of money from China, due to the tariffs, among other things. However, Trump's statement about welcoming Chinese students at a time when his administration is otherwise cracking down on immigration, has not gone down well with the MAGA base.

Many of Trump's usual supporters were up in arms against his statement on Chinese students.

"There are 331K Indian student visas already. He will staple a green card to their diplomas. His plan is to make Ethnic ...