Trump says deportation drive "might have been too tough" after midterm losses
US President Donald Trump said in an interview with CBS's 60 Minutes, recorded after the November 3 midterm elections, that his mass deportation drive may have been "too tough," according to multiple outlets. Democrats won control of both chambers, the South China Morning Post reports. Trump did not specify whether he intended to change his approach, Libération reports. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Monday that he and Trump had not yet discussed concrete immigration policy changes, Japan Today reports, and said there would be no amnesty. The Independent reports that immigration arrests continued after the vote. Folha de S.Paulo dates the interview to Sunday, November 8.
14 outlets · 13 independentSilent: Moscow
How each bloc framed it
WAS · Washington
ABC News led with Trump's statement that his administration was too aggressive on deportations, then reported two days later that arrests continued unabated and that he suggested sitting down with the Democrats.
BEI · Beijing
The South China Morning Post led with Asian-American voters' swing to the Democrats and the immigration crackdown's effect on those communities, treating Trump's remark as a concession analysts doubt signals policy change.
MOS · Moscowsilent
Not covered by enabled feeds in this bloc.
BRU · Brussels
Libération, Le Figaro and Der Spiegel all led with Trump's concession in the CBS interview, framing it around Republican midterm losses and Hispanic voters, while noting he offered no concrete policy change and stopped short of a mea culpa.
GLF · The Gulf
Asharq Al-Awsat led with Trump's statement that his deportation policy might have been too tough for voters, in a single report that did not carry the reaction or policy follow-up found in other blocs.
LON · London
The Independent led with Republican and White House reaction to Trump's remarks, including an amnesty idea, and reported separately that immigration arrests continued despite his misgivings.
TOK · Tokyo
NHK led with Trump calling his immigration policy too strict and his openness to cooperating with Democrats; Japan Today led with that openness alongside Mullin's statement that no amnesty was under discussion.
DEL · Delhi
The Indian Express and Scroll led with Trump's remark that the deportation policy might have been too tough, while The Hindu led with the remark alongside the Democrats' win of the next Congress and the continuation of arrests.
BRA · Brasília
Folha de S.Paulo led with Trump's admission after the Republican defeat that the deportation policy was too harsh; g1 led with his blame of immigration policy for the defeat and talk of a deal with the Democrats, alongside his appearance at the Mexico border promoting the border wall.
Outlets & characterisations (14)
Every characterisation below is written in our own words; no publisher headline is reproduced. Each row links out to the original report.
Brussels (3)
- Libération· Private[fr]— led with Trump acknowledging a "too hard" expulsions policy after the Democratic midterm win, noting Hispanic voters turned against him and he did not specify a change of approach.Read report ↗
- Le Figaro· Private[fr]— led with Trump expressing some regrets but ruling out any mea culpa in the CBS interview.Read report ↗
- Der Spiegel· Private[de]— led with Trump conceding errors in deportation policy, framed around the midterm defeat still weighing on Republicans.Read report ↗
Tokyo (2)
Delhi (3)
- The Indian Express· Private— led with Trump saying after the midterm loss that the deportation policy might have been too tough.Read report ↗
- Scroll· Private— led with Trump saying his deportation policy was too tough, noting his remark that the measures both helped and hurt him.Read report ↗
- The Hindu· Private— led with the remark alongside the Democrats winning control of the next Congress and arrests continuing.Read report ↗
Brasília (2)
- Folha de S.Paulo· Private[pt]— led with Trump admitting in the CBS interview that the mass deportation policy was too harsh, days after the Republican defeat.Read report ↗
- g1· Private[pt]— led with Trump blaming immigration policy for the defeat and raising a possible deal with the Democrats, while promoting the border wall at the Mexico border.Read report ↗
Coverage timeline by bloc (first report)
BRABrasília· first via Folha de S.Paulo
21:33 UTC (2 reports)
DELDelhi· first via The Indian Express
03:39 UTC (3 reports)
BRUBrussels· first via Libération
07:41 UTC (3 reports)
GLFThe Gulf· first via Asharq Al-Awsat
10:58 UTC (1 report)
WASWashington· first via ABC News
14:42 UTC (2 reports)
LONLondon· first via The Independent
20:21 UTC (3 reports)
TOKTokyo· first via NHK
21:11 UTC (2 reports)
BEIBeijing· first via South China Morning Post
11:00 UTC (1 report)
Independent confirmation working (14 outlets → 13 independent)
Outlets citing the same wire agency, carrying near-duplicate standfirsts, or belonging to the same ownership group count as one confirmation.
Folha de S.Paulo[independent]
Folha de S.Paulo
g1[independent]
g1
The Indian Express[independent]
The Indian Express
Scroll[independent]
Scroll
Libération[independent]
Libération
Le Figaro[independent]
Le Figaro
Der Spiegel[independent]
Der Spiegel
Asharq Al-Awsat[independent]
Asharq Al-Awsat
ABC News[duplicate]
ABC News, The Independent
NHK[independent]
NHK
Japan Today[independent]
Japan Today
South China Morning Post[independent]
South China Morning Post
The Hindu[independent]
The Hindu