Trump says immigration crackdown was 'too tough' and played part in midterms defeat
Trump said the crackdown may have hurt Republicans, then elevated Stephen Miller, the architect of the policy, to chief of staff.
- On Sunday, November 8, 2026, President Donald Trump told CBS' 60 Minutes that his mass deportation policy was "too tough," acknowledging it may have contributed to Republican losses in last Tuesday's midterm elections.
- Republicans suffered heavy losses in the midterm elections on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, as officials attributed the defeat primarily to voter dissatisfaction with economic policies and the war with Iran.
- Despite Trump's softer tone, Immigration and Customs Enforcement remains under strict orders to lock in roughly 19,000 arrests weekly, or about 2,700 people daily, officials told CBS News.
- Signaling no policy slowdown, President Trump appointed immigration hawk Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff on Friday, November 6, 2026, days before the interview aired.
- Starting January 3, 2027, Democrats will control Congress, armed with subpoena power and committee gavels to investigate enforcement practices and potentially limit funding for the mass deportation mandate.
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Donald Trump Admits Deportation Crackdown Hurt Him After Midterm Losses
President Donald Trump conceded that his deportation policy went “too tough” and cost Republicans at the ballot box. This is a striking retreat from a signature issue after his party’s midterm drubbing. The admission came during a CBS 60 Minutes interview that aired on Sunday. What Donald Trump told 60 Minutes about immigration and the […]
Donald Trump accepted the decisive defeat suffered by the Republican Party in the recent mid-term elections.
Trump Says Deportation Push ‘Might Be Too Tough,’ Signals Openness to Immigration Deal With Democrats › American Greatness
In a 60 Minutes interview, the president gave himself an A+ on the border but suggested legal status for some illegal immigrants could be on the table. Source
American President Donald Trump acknowledged in an interview given to the broadcast "60 Minutes of CBS post, broadcast on Sunday, that his policy on deportations was "too harsh," and offered to conclude an agreement on immigration with Democrats, as a concession following the disastrous defeat suffered by Republicans in mid-term elections.
The US President's statement came a few days after his camp debacle in the mid-term elections, but he did not specify whether he intended to change his approach to the issue.
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