During Thursday's State Department press briefing, Spokesperson Tammy Bruce answered questions about visa reviews of Harvard faculty and students.
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00:00And then one more. On Harvard, my understanding is that you are now reviewing all of the visas of Harvard-affiliated visa holders, not just students. Can you confirm that? And why is this broader review taking place? Do you expect it to impact medical professionals, for example, professors at the university?
00:16I, again, I hesitate only because all of this is regarding visas and the nature of our mission and the approach that we take regarding who is being scrutinized and how we're going to approach. So we're going to put that off. I think we probably will have a bit more on that next week, perhaps. But we'll put that off now.
00:41But what I can say clearly with all of the news over the last 48 hours is that the visa process is a key component of keeping the country safe. It is not targeted at certain only specific individuals. This is an overarching national security action. And we are acting quickly. Obviously, we're a nation that loves people coming here the legal way. And we want to help facilitate that, but not at our own risk. Sean.