# Trump says mass deportation policy was ‘too tough’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-says-mass-deportation-policy-was-too-tough/
- Published: 2026-11-08T23:39:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T00:35:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Le Monde (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/11/09/trump-says-mass-deportation-policy-was-too-tough_6775309_4.html
- Topics: Americas, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Trump called his mass deportation policy “too tough”.
- The comments followed Republican losses in the midterms.
- He appointed hard-line policy architect Stephen Miller as chief of staff.

## Summary

Donald Trump said his administration’s mass deportation policy was “too tough” in an excerpt from a CBS interview, signalling a notable change in tone on a central policy. The remarks came after Republicans suffered heavy losses in the midterm elections, when immigration enforcement had been a prominent issue.

Trump said he thought the policy “might be too tough” when asked about it on *60 Minutes*. His administration has pursued the deportation of millions of undocumented migrants, a drive that has drawn widespread criticism despite support for tighter border security. Shortly before the interview, Trump appointed Stephen Miller, a key architect of the hard-line approach, as his chief of staff.

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