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Full transcript: Trump on 60 Minutes. (2026, November 9). CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/read-the-full-transcript-of-ross-douthats-interview-with-president-trump/

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President Trump spoke with Ross Douthat on 60 Minutes about the Republican losses in the midterm elections and other topics. During their conversation, Trump offered his analysis for why Republicans faced significant defeats, attributing it partly to voter concerns over war and gas prices, while also highlighting his record of settling conflicts around the world. He discussed specific candidates he supported and defended his choices despite some facing difficulties during the election.
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President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Stephen Miller, his longtime adviser, will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff starting Monday. Wiles had been in the position since February 2026. The change comes after Democrats won control of both the House and Senate in recent midterm elections, marking a significant political shift against Trump’s administration. Miller, known for his hardline stance on immigration policies, will now serve as one of Trump's closest advisers, despite critics arguing that his appointment signals continued confrontation with opposition parties rather than cooperation.

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“The articles describe different events occurring on the same day: one is an interview with Ross Douthat, and the other is a post-midterm press briefing where Dana White was also present.”
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Iran Israel Republican Ukraine the Republican party

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DONALD TRUMP PERSON · 13× Ross Douthat PERSON · 9× ROSS DOUTHAT: PERSON · 5× Iran GPE · 2× Israel GPE · 2× Republican NORP · 2× South Carolina GPE · 2× Texas GPE · 2× Trump PERSON · 2× Ukraine GPE · 1×

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But-- PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I think-- ROSS DOUTHAT: --as you said-- PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: --I think it's -- ROSS DOUTHAT: --there's another part of the country I think that, just by your own description, right, was unhappy with the war in Iran-- PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Yeah, that's-- ROSS DOUTHAT: --unhappy with the-- PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: --that's-- ROSS DOUTHAT: --economy. Ta-- talk about the economy for a moment.
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Two years ago, you won a big, some might say historic, victory.
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President Trump sat down with Ross Douthat to discuss Republican losses in the midterm elections, the wars in Iran and Ukraine, the economy and more. asserted
Trump → sit → Iran
We're gonna start with the midterms. asserted
We → go → midterms
Two years ago, you won a big, some might say historic, victory. uncertain
some → win → victory
Just now, the Republican party in the midterms shu-- suffered a big, some might say, historic defeat. uncertain
some → suffer → defeat
Give me your political analysis of what just happened. asserted
what → give → analysis
But I campaigned hard for some people. asserted
I → campaign → people
And-- I think if I was on the ballot, it would've been a much different situation because you saw the level of popularity and love. asserted
you → think → popularity
I mean, we had massive rallies. asserted
we → mean → rallies
Nobody's ever seen rallies like that for midterms. asserted
Nobody → see → midterms
And-- there wasn't one room that didn't have thousands of people outside, couldn't get in. asserted
that → be → people
So-- you had to transfer those voters, however, to candidates that they didn't like. asserted
they → have → that
They didn't like the war. asserted
They → like → war
They didn't like the fact that gasoline went up, 'cause I had it down at a low. asserted
I → like → low
And-- when you look at $1.85 and you go up to $3.50, $4, h-- still lower than Biden, lower than Obama, but the war was blamed for that. asserted
war → look → that
And they didn't like the war I think mostly for that reason because I think everyone agrees that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. asserted
Iran → like → weapon
And they will never have a nuclear weapon. asserted
they → have → weapon
They won't have that. asserted
They → have → that
So you have that. asserted
you → have → that
You have the war itself. asserted
You → have → war
You have the gas prices. asserted
You → have → prices
And I think those are the primary reasons. asserted
those → think → ?
And, you know, MAGA-- and-- always, I wanna keep out of wars. asserted
I → know → wars
I've settled eight wars. asserted
I → settle → wars
I settled eight wars. asserted
I → settle → wars
I mean, India-Pakistan would've been a nuclear war. asserted
Pakistan → mean → ?
I got it settled before it got going. asserted
it → get → ?
They had 11 planes shot down. asserted
planes → have → ?
They were ready to go. asserted
They → go → ?
The prime minister of Pakistan said, "Trump saved 30-50 million lives." asserted
Trump → say → lives
I settled a lot of wars. asserted
I → settle → wars
ROSS DOUTHAT: --let's go th-- let's go through those then one by one. asserted
's → go → one
You said it was tough to transfer your own appeal to candidates -- asserted
it → say → candidates
--But in a lot of cases, you picked the candidates. asserted
you → pick → candidates
You picked-- you endorsed Ken Paxton-- asserted
you → endorse → Paxton--
He had a tough time. asserted
He → have → time
You endorsed Darline Graham-- PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: But-- but Cornyn-- ROSS DOUTHAT: --in South Carolina. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: --Cornyn would've lost also. asserted
--Cornyn → endorse → Carolina
Darline, I did that in-- honor of a man named Lindsey, who was a friend of mine. asserted
who → do → mine
And she fought hard. asserted
she → fight → ?
She fought hard. asserted
She → fight → ?
She really did. asserted
She → do → ?
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