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During a CBS 60 Minutes interview following midterm election losses, President Donald Trump acknowledged that his administration's deportation policy was too tough. Trump also expressed a willingness to negotiate an immigration deal with congressional Democrats.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that President Trump stated his deportation policy might have been too tough and expressed openness to working with Democrats on immigration during a 60 Minutes interview after the midterms.
Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian and The Washington Post focused on Trump's admission as a political liability and concession following midterm losses. Center outlets like The Hill and PBS NewsHour reported neutrally on the remarks and the potential for a new Congress immigration deal. Right-leaning outlets like The Daily Wire and WorldNetDaily emphasized criticism from the right and concern over Trump backing away from his hardline stance.
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Trump says his immigration crackdown ‘might be too tough’ after midterm losses
President Trump on Sunday said his deportation policies might have been “too tough” and led to the GOP’s historic losses in this year’s elections. CBS News’s Ross Douthat asked the president on “60 Minutes” if his immigration policy lost his party the midterms. “I think it both helped and hurt,” Trump responded. “I think I…
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Source context: President makes unusual acknowledgement that one of the defining policies of his second administration had become a political liabilityDonald Trump has admitted that his deportation policy was “too tough” and has offered to strike an immigration deal with Democrats in a concessio…
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President makes unusual acknowledgement that one of the defining policies of his second administration had become a political liabilityDonald Trump has admitted that his deportation policy was “too tough” and has offered to strike an immigration deal with Democrats in a concession following the Republicans’ disastrous defeat in the midterm elections.In an…
During an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes," President Trump was asked whether his deportation policies affected the midterm election outcome. Trump acknowledged that mass deportations hurt him during the midterms and expressed interest in negotiating a deal with congressional Democrats over immigration policies.
In a "60 Minutes" interview on Sunday, President Donald Trump reflected on the historic midterm election results, acknowledging his deportation policy went too far, saying "It was too tough. I think it might be too tough." NBC's Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.
The president was both reflective and defensive during his first TV network interview since the midterm losses.
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President Trump on Sunday said his deportation policies might have been “too tough” and led to the GOP’s historic losses in this year’s elections. CBS News’s Ross Douthat asked the president on “60 Minutes” if his immigration policy lost his party the midterms. “I think it both helped and hurt,” Trump responded. “I think I…
Trump said that he thinks he can work with Democrats in the new Congress on some kind of immigration deal.
President Donald Trump said he thinks his administration was too aggressive on deportations
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President Trump admitted his hardline immigration policy went too far after the GOP’s sweeping losses in the midterm elections last week. Trump said his administration’s rapid deportations turned off some Americans during a “60 Minutes” interview Sunday, following Republicans losing the Hispanic vote last Tuesday. “I think it was too tough,” the president…
President Donald Trump said on Sunday his immigration policy hurt the Republican Party in the midterm elections, and pressed Democrats to make a bipartisan deal with the White House that could offer legal status to “good” illegal immigrants. Trump stood by his administration’s effort to seal the border and target violent illegal immigrants over the…
President Donald Trump said he would like to work with the new Democrat majority in Congress on a plan to give some illegal immigrants legal status. While Trump never used the word amnesty in an interview with CBS News’ Ross Douthat that aired on Sunday’s “60 Minutes,” he said many illegal immigrants who are working...
A willingness to find common ground with Democrats following the midterms found President Donald Trump returning to an immigration position that previously rankled his supporters. Before the…
'If President Trump softens on immigration enforcement, it will be a disaster'
President Donald Trump is facing criticism from the Right after appearing to backtrack on his trademark mass deportation policy. In an interview with “60 Minutes” on Sunday, Trump said he “was too tough” with his deportation campaign and added that he would “love” to make a deal with Democrats to give some illegal immigrants without ...
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