Trump Admits Deportation Policy May Have Been Too Harsh in Rare Interview
President Donald Trump conceded in a Sunday broadcast that his administration’s mass deportations of undocumented immigrants were overly harsh, following significant Republican defeats in the midterm congressional elections.
The 80-year-old president acknowledged during a 60 Minutes interview on CBS that the strict immigration policies had negatively impacted the party’s standing.
The interview aired on November 9, marking Trump’s first major television interview since his party lost control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the midterms. Prezidenta sa v ňom ujal pripravený Ross Douthat, konzervatívny komentátor, ktorý do tejto televízie prestúpil z New York Times, a podarilo sa mu od hlavy štátu získať viacero zaujímavých postojov. Trump admitted his administration targeted individuals who held stable jobs and had committed only the infraction of entering the country illegally.
Za vyhosťovanie ľudí dostávam veľmi vysoké hodnotenia, pokiaľ ide o tých zlých. Ale škodí mi, že sme vyhostili aj ľudí, ktorí mali dobrú prácu a dopustili sa jedného porušenia zákona, a tým bolo, že do krajiny prišli nelegálne,
Trump stated in the interview. „Douthat viedol jeden z najnepohodlnejších rozhovorov s Trumpom, aké som kedy videl,“ napísal komentátor ľavicového portálu Daily Kos.
Podľa prieskumu AP Voter Poll, do ktorého sa zapojilo viac ako 100-tisíc voličov, hlasovala v novembrových voľbách za republikánskych kandidátov do Snemovne reprezentantov približne tretina latinskoamerických voličov.
While conceding that the removal sweeps reached too far into settled communities, Trump maintained an unyielding stance on physical border control. The president awarded his administration an A+ grade for securing the southern border, claiming zero unauthorized crossings over the preceding 17 months.
These assertions stand in contrast to the electoral backlash documented across states with large Latino populations, where voters shifted toward Democratic candidates. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer criticized Trump’s appointment of Stephen Miller as White House personnel chief, arguing that elevating the architect of the deportation policy contradicts the president’s own admission of overreach.
Trump expressed a willingness to negotiate a bipartisan immigration agreement with the incoming congressional majority, suggesting that exemptions should apply to honest workers employed in landscaping and hospitality. Alongside the policy admissions, Trump addressed a social media post in which he jokingly offered the White House press secretary role to Ultimate Fighting Championship head Dana White, confirming to reporters on a Florida tarmac that the announcement was intended as humor.
White (57), prezident a generálny riaditeľ UFC, je dlhoročným priateľom Trumpa. As the new congressional session approaches, lawmakers are focusing oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on changing political conditions.
