President Donald Trump admitted in a CBS 60 Minutes interview that his administration's mass deportation policy may have been too tough, particularly in pursuing immigrants with good jobs. The president conceded that the aggressive crackdown likely contributed to the Republican Party's heavy losses in the midterm elections, acknowledging that some voters were unhappy with the controversial drive.
In his first television network interview since the midterm defeats, Trump appeared both reflective and defensive. He expressed a willingness to work with Democrats in the new Congress to reach an immigration deal and stated he is open to an arrangement that would allow some undocumented immigrants to remain in the United States. He further noted that some people have already called him to discuss such a deal.
Despite acknowledging that the policy had become a political liability, Trump appointed Stephen Miller as his chief of staff on Friday. Miller is known as the architect of the administration's hardline immigration policy.