Trump's Tough Immigration Stance May Have Cost GOP Seats
Former president acknowledges his hardline policies might have hurt his party in recent elections, fueling debate over border security.
After the midterm setbacks, Donald Trump backed away from a hardline immigration policy, saying of his deportation approach, "I think it was too tough."
In a CBS News interview, Ross Douthat asked Trump on "60 Minutes" whether his immigration stance cost the GOP the midterms, and Trump replied, "I think it both helped and hurt."
On Sunday, Trump said his deportation policies might have contributed to the GOP’s election losses, and the New York Post noted he blamed rapid enforcement that alienated Hispanic voters.
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Trump backs away from hardline immigration policy after midterms blowout: ‘I think it was too tough’
Following midterm losses, Trump admitted his deportation policy was 'too tough,' citing rapid enforcement that alienated Hispanic voters.
Read the original →The Hill
Trump says his immigration crackdown ‘might be too tough’ after midterm losses
President Trump on Sunday said his deportation policies might have been “too tough” and led to the GOP’s historic losses in this year’s elections. CBS News’s Ross Douthat asked the president on “60 Minutes” if his immigration policy lost his party the midterms. “I think it both helped and hurt,” Trump responded. “I think I…
Read the original →Fox News
Trump admits immigration enforcement may have been too 'tough' in first interview since midterms
President Donald Trump conceded his deportation policies may have been too "tough" and suggested that he could make a deal with the incoming Democratic Congress.
Read the original →NBC News
Trump tells ‘60 Minutes’ his deportation policy ‘was too tough’
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- Donald Trump said of his deportation policy: "I think it was too tough."
- Donald Trump said of his immigration crackdown: "might be too tough" after midterm losses.
- CBS News' Ross Douthat asked Donald Trump on "60 Minutes" if his immigration policy lost his party the midterms.
- Donald Trump responded: "I think it both helped and hurt."
- Following midterm losses, Donald Trump backed away from a hardline immigration policy.
- The New York Post reported that Donald Trump cited rapid enforcement that alienated Hispanic voters.
- Donald Trump said on Sunday that his deportation policies might have led to the GOP's losses in this year's elections.
- Donald Trump
- Ross Douthat
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