Trump Retreats From Hardline Immigration Stance After Midterm Losses
- President Donald Trump acknowledged on Wednesday that his administration's hardline immigration policies may have contributed to Republican Party setbacks in the November 3 midterm elections, admitting the deportation drive may have been "too tough".
- These remarks follow significant electoral losses last week, as Democratic candidates made gains in South Texas and other heavily Latino areas that had shifted toward Republicans in the 2024 presidential election.
- In an interview with CBS News' "60 Minutes," Trump said his crackdown helped and hurt electorally, stating, "I get hurt because we also took people that had good jobs."
- Chief of Staff Susie Wiles was replaced by Stephen Miller, an architect of the administration's hardline policies, who pledged "absolute loyalty" and "total devotion" during an address at Mar-a-Lago.
- Trump expressed willingness to explore bipartisan cooperation with Democrats, who are set to control both chambers of Congress starting in January, saying, "I'd love to do something on immigration.
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And that's why the Republican Party was penalized in the midterm elections
Donald Trump admitted, on Sunday, on "60 Minutes from CBS, that his administration's offensive against immigration was "too harsh," and contributed to the electoral losses of...
Donald Trump gave Sunday, November 8, his first interview since the series of crushing defeats in the mid-term elections. On CBS, he defended his management of the economy and war in Iran. He nevertheless recognized a "bad communication" on economic issues and above all admitted that his immigration policy had been "too severe".
During an interview with the CBS, speaking of the future, the tycoon also spoke of rhyming, succession and mass forgiveness: "I will use presidential grace in a broad way"
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U.S. President Donald Trump has acknowledged in an interview with the U.S. CBS network that citizen unrest with military intervention in Iran, rising fuel prices, and daily economic problems led to the Republican Party's defeat in the mid-term legislative elections held last Tuesday.
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