Published November 9, 2026
President Trump, in his first television interview since his party lost the House and Senate majorities last week, said some voters were dissatisfied with his administration’s controversial deportation push, which led to widespread protests.
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“That might be too harsh,” he said on CBS’ 60 Minutes show Sunday.
He said it’s possible he could work with the new Democratic-controlled Congress on some sort of immigration deal.
“I think the agreement would be to work something out,” he said, adding, “I think that’s actually doable.”
“President Trump says his crackdown on immigration has gone too far,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer wrote in a post on X. “Clearly his solution was to put the person in charge in the White House. That’s not a course correction. It’s a promotion.”
A large-scale operation to detain and deport migrants has been launched in several US cities, and the number of arrests has soared.
Two Americans, Renee Good and Alex Preti, were killed by federal agents during protests against the operation.
Democrats say oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security is a priority for the new Congress.
Trump said in an interview that the moderate immigration deal would deport criminals but would allow “good people” who have “paid taxes” to live and work in the country to stay.
