# Trump attempts to cast doubt on Democrats’ midterm election victory, questioning whether vote was ‘honest’ – live

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-attempts-to-cast-doubt-on-democrats-midterm-election-victory-questioning-whether-vote-was-honest-live/
- Published: 2026-11-09T15:25:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T17:48:31+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/09/donald-trump-stephen-miller-immigration-midterms-iran-qatar-economy-latest-news-updates
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Trump questioned the honesty of Democrats’ midterm win.
- He said deportations may have been too aggressive.
- He suggested a possible immigration deal with Democrats.

## Summary

Donald Trump questioned whether Democrats’ midterm victory was “honest”, casting doubt on the result after Republicans lost control of both the House and Senate. In a major interview, he also acknowledged that his deportation policy may have been too harsh and contributed to the defeat, signalling a possible shift in a defining policy of his second administration.

Trump said he was open to an agreement with the new Democratic majority that could allow some undocumented immigrants to remain in the US, while maintaining that his policies had helped secure the border and remove people he described as “bad”. His remarks came as Stephen Miller, the architect of the immigration crackdown, was due to become White House chief of staff. The article also reports Trump saying he was joking about offering UFC chief Dana White a press secretary role, and plans for meetings with Qatar’s prime minister amid the ongoing Iran conflict.

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