Trump admits some voters were unhappy with his administration’s controversial deportation campaign. Posted on November 9, 2026 November 9, 2026 US President Donald Trump has said his immigration policy may have been too extreme for voters, admitting his deportation policy had hurt his Republican Party’s performance in last week’s midterm elections. During his first television interview since his party lost control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate last week, Trump said some voters were unhappy with his “I think it might be too difficult,” he told CBS’ 60 Minutes, which aired Sunday. He said he may be able to work with the new Democratic-controlled Congress on some kind of immigration deal. “The deal would be that we would come to an agreement,” he said, adding, “I think it’s something that’s actually doable.” The interview aired after he named Stephen. Miller, the chief architect of his hardline immigration policy, to replace Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff, raising questions about the direction of his immigration policy. In a post on blaming “murderers” and “drug traffickers” of undocumented immigrants for the increase in crime. Extensive operations to detain and deport immigrants were launched in several US cities, causing arrests to skyrocket. Two American citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were killed by federal agents during protests against the operations. Democrats have said oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security is a priority for the new Congress. During his interview, Trump said a moderate immigration deal would still deport criminals, but would allow “good people” who have lived and worked in the country “paying taxes” to stay.
