10 Takeaways From Trump’s 60 Minutes Interview
On November 10th, 2026, just days after Republicans faced bruising midterm election losses, President Trump stood by his handling of the economy and the Iran war, but acknowledged some “bad messaging” on economic issues and said his immigration crackdown was “too tough” at times.
In a sitdown with 60 Minutes correspondent Ross Douthat, the president also suggested some top administration officials could be on their way out. An hour later, he announced White House chief of staff Susie Wiles would depart her role and be replaced by Stephen Miller.
Key Subjects Discussed During The Interview:
- Why Republicans lost.
- MAGA Couldn’t get the “phenomenal ” economic performance message across.
- Trump is not looking to escalate the Iran war.
- Trump thinks he was too tough on his deportation policy.
- Trump devotes almost no time to his net worth.
- Trump will be making a few administration changes.
- Trump will “probably” endorse a successor, but “not necessarily”
- Trump is planning “tremendous numbers of pardons.”
- Trump on UFOs: Military pilots have “told me things that are very strange”
- Could Trump forgive his enemies?