Kristi Noem, President Donald Trump’s secretary of Homeland Security, says China “wants to destroy” America, and Harvard University “is allowing that to happen” with its large number of foreign students.
Appearing on “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo on the Fox News Channel, Noem said Harvard has “perpetuated Chinese government priorities.”
“They want these students on campus, because it’s almost 30 percent of their students. They pay full tuition and they also have ties directly back to China,” she explained.
“China hates us, and they have infiltrated our country. They’ve hacked into our systems, They’ve proven they can shut down our critical infrastructure.”
“They’re not just building up their military. They want to destroy us, and Harvard is allowing that to happen on their campus and the Trump administration’s gonna stop it.”
.@Sec_Noem on Harvard: “These foreign students, for years, have paid full tuition… special participation in programs that China has financed and brought forward. So, these ties to China are deeply alarming — and they’re not just Harvard, there’s other universities.” pic.twitter.com/vrLztsGCr0
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 1, 2025
When asked how much money Harvard has taken from China, Noem replied:
“I don’t know specifically. Hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars because these foreign students for years have paid full tuition plus they’ve gotten grants, special participation in programs that China has financed and brought forward so these ties to China are deeply alarming.
“And they’re not just Harvard. There’s other universities. We’re going through every single one of them. If you come to this country to learn and you’re a foreign student and you’ve recognized the opportunity, that’s fantastic. But don’t come here and spy on us and take that information back home to an enemy that is working to destroy us every day.
“And China has infiltrated this country. It’s my job to protect the homeland, and I’ve been given that direction by President Trump. They will not participate in this foreign student program until they clean up their ways.”
Noem concluded: “It’s alarming the danger that our country is in, and it’s because we’ve allowed universities like Harvard to infiltrate our country with Communist Chinese ties and students and spies.”
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