Trump says deportation policy may have been too tough

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Trump says deportation policy may have been too tough

Nov 8, 9 PM ET to Nov 9, 10 AM ET

27outlets carried it
🫏13 · 5 · 9🐘left · center · right
13 hourson the front pages
27front pages at once, at its peak
21 minof TV captions
6radio newscasts
26people retold it online

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Nov 8, 9 PM ETfirst on a front page: Mediaite
Nov 8, 9 PM ETfirst on TV: CNN
Nov 8, 10 PM ETfirst on the radio: ABC News Update
Nov 9, 5 AM ETretold online by 26 people
Nov 9, 10 AM ETpeak: on 27 front pages

the front pages that ran it, hour by hour

Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Nov 8, 9 PM to Nov 9, 10 AM ET (peak 27), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right

Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline from when we first saw it on the front page to when we last did, in the outlet's lean color (dashed: not rated); a dot marks a new headline, and a headline swapped for a new one between our hourly looks runs on to it. A gap means a look found the story gone from that front page. Beneath, its captions on TV, the radio newscasts that carried it (bigger: the lead) and when people were found retelling it. Hover for details.

💬 Quoted

“too tough”21
“60 Minutes”3
“Hurt”1
“good”1

phrases its headlines put in quotation marks; the bar is how many outlets did

📌 Linked by aggregators

3 Real Clear Politics · Google News · Political Wire

aggregators linking to it from their front page (they don't count as outlets covering it)

✏️ 11 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)

BBC (2 wordings): “Trump says after midterms defeat his immigration crackdown was 'too tough'” → “Trump says immigration crackdown was 'too tough' and played part in midterms defeat”
Breitbart (2 wordings): “Trump Dangles Concessions, Says Deportation Policy ‘Too Tough’” → “Trump Dangles Amnesty Concessions, Says Deportation Policy Was ‘Too Tough’…”
Fox News (2 wordings): “Trump admits immigration enforcement may have been too 'tough' after midterm losses” → “Trump admits immigration enforcement may have been too 'tough' in first interview since midterms”
NBC News (3 wordings): “Trump says deportations were ‘too tough’ and hurt him in midterms” → “Trump says deportations were ‘too tough’ and he would work with Democrats on immigration”
New York Times (2 wordings): “Trump Says Immigration Crackdown May Have ‘Hurt’ Republicans in Midterms” → “On ’60 Minutes,’ Trump Says Immigration Crackdown May Have ‘Hurt’ Republicans in Elections”
Newsmax (2 wordings): “Trump Concedes Immigration Policy Maybe 'Too Tough'” → “Trump: Immigration Policy Maybe 'Too Tough'”
The Guardian (2 wordings): “Trump tells 60 Minutes that deportation policy was ‘too tough’” → “Trump admits deportation policy was ‘too tough’ despite promotion of Stephen Miller”
The Hill (2 wordings): “Trump says his immigration crackdown ‘might be too tough’ after midterm ...” → “Trump says his immigration crackdown ‘might be too tough’ after midterm losses”
The Independent (2 wordings): “Trump admits ICE crackdown went too far and suggests amnesty after midterms disaster” → “Trump admits ICE went too far and suggests amnesty...”
Washington Examiner (2 wordings): “Trump says deportation policy ‘too tough’ in push for bipartisan deal handing legal status to ‘good’ illegal immigrants” → “Trump says immigration policy ‘too tough’ in push for bipartisan deal”
Yahoo News (2 wordings): “After midterm losses, Trump admits immigration crackdown was 'too tough' at times” → “Trump says his immigration crackdown may have been 'too tough'”

📰 Every outlet's headline 27left to right by AllSides rating

HuffPost🕒 Nov 9, 10 AM ET TRUMP EATS CROW ON IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN
The Guardian🕒 Nov 9, 12 AM ET Trump tells 60 Minutes that deportation policy was ‘too tough’
ABC News🕒 Nov 9, 12 AM ET Trump says 'too tough' deportation policies hurt him in the midterms
AP🕒 Nov 8, 10 PM ET Trump says his deportation policy ‘might have been too tough’ for voters in the election
CBS News🕒 Nov 8, 8 PM ET Trump: Deportation policy might have been "too tough"
CNN🕒 Nov 8, 10 PM ET Trump says deportation policy was ‘too tough,’ and other ‘60 Minutes’ interview takeaways The president offered his most extensive assessment yet of historic Republican losses in an interview that aired Sunday evening
Los Angeles Times🕒 Nov 8, 11 PM ET Trump says his deportation policy ‘might be too tough’ for voters
Mediaite🕒 Nov 8, 9 PM ET Trump Stuns 60 Minutes Correspondent by Admitting His Immigration Policy Has Been ‘Too Tough’
NBC News🕒 Nov 8, 10 PM ET Trump says deportations were ‘too tough’ and hurt him in midterms
New York Times🕒 Nov 8, 11 PM ET Trump Says Immigration Crackdown May Have ‘Hurt’ Republicans in Midterms
The Independent🕒 Nov 9, 7 AM ET Trump admits ICE crackdown went too far and suggests amnesty after midterms disaster
The Washington Post🕒 Nov 9, 3 AM ET ‘60 Minutes’ takeaways: Trump calls deportation policy ‘too tough’
Yahoo News🕒 Nov 8, 9 PM ET After midterm losses, Trump admits immigration crackdown was 'too tough' at times
BBC🕒 Nov 8, 9 PM ET Trump says after midterms defeat his immigration crackdown was 'too tough'
Bloomberg🕒 Nov 8, 8 PM ET Trump Says Tough Deportation Policy Likely Hurt GOP in Midterms
Financial Times🕒 Nov 8, 11 PM ET Trump says he was ‘too tough’ on immigrants as he floats amnesty deal
Newsweek🕒 Nov 8, 9 PM ET Trump Says Mass Deportation Policy ‘Too Tough,’ Hurt Midterm Result
The Hill🕒 Nov 8, 9 PM ET Trump says his immigration crackdown ‘might be too tough’ after midterm ...
Just the News🕒 Nov 8, 9 PM ET Trump says his deportation policies 'might be too tough,' open to deal with Democrats on immigration
The Epoch Times🕒 Nov 9, 8 AM ET Trump Says Deportation Policy ‘Might Be Too Tough,’ Open to Deal With Democrats
The Washington Times🕒 Nov 8, 10 PM ET Trump wants immigration deal with Democrats -- says deportations may have been 'too tough'
Washington Examiner🕒 Nov 9, 9 AM ET Trump says deportation policy ‘too tough’ in push for bipartisan deal handing legal status to ‘good’ illegal immigrants
Breitbart🕒 Nov 9, 4 AM ET Trump Dangles Concessions, Says Deportation Policy ‘Too Tough’
Fox News🕒 Nov 8, 10 PM ET Trump admits immigration enforcement may have been too 'tough' after midterm losses
IJR🕒 Nov 8, 10 PM ET Trump Says Deportation Policy May Have Hurt Republicans in Midterms
New York Post🕒 Nov 8, 10 PM ET Following midterm losses, Trump admitted his deportation policy was ‘too tough,’ citing rapid enforcement that alienated Hispanic voters.
Newsmax🕒 Nov 8, 9 PM ET Trump Concedes Immigration Policy Maybe 'Too Tough'

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🧶 Retold online

Donald Trump said his deportation policy might have been too tough for voters in the election. Nov 9: told by 19 people
ICE should be abolished. Nov 9: told by 7 people (same issue)

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