Both Sides: Was Trump's deportation push 'too tough'?

The offer: Trump said he would "love to do something on immigration" with Democrats, who take control of the House and Senate next year. He floated a deal that keeps removing people convicted of serious crimes while letting some who have been here "10 and 15 years" stay, The Guardian reported. "I think that's something that's actually doable," he said. He gave no detailed plan.

How outlets framed it: Fox News led with Trump conceding enforcement may have hurt the GOP, and stressed his border record and his remark that Democrats such as Texas Sen.-elect James Talarico want to work with him on the border. CBS News and The Guardian stressed the tension with Friday's promotion of Stephen Miller, a chief architect of the crackdown, to White House chief of staff.

The strongest case for the policy: Trump says the border is closed and "the bad ones" are being removed, and the administration says it is targeting public safety threats, CBS reported. Supporters can point out that voters still trust Republicans slightly more than Democrats on immigration, 43% to 41%, in CBS exit polling.

Weak spot: CBS reports that a large share of people arrested have no criminal record beyond immigration offenses, which cuts against the administration's "worst first" message.

The strongest case that it went too far: Support for Republicans fell in South Texas and other heavily Latino areas, CBS reported. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) warned in September that many Hispanics who voted for Trump "feel betrayed." Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer wrote on X that putting Miller in charge "is not a course correction. That's a promotion."

Weak spot: The same CBS exit poll shows voters still slightly prefer Republicans on immigration. That undercuts the claim that the midterms were a clear rejection of GOP immigration policy as a whole.

What's still unknown: Whether enforcement actually changes with Miller as chief of staff; whether Democratic leaders take up a deal; and what "10 and 15 years" would mean in a bill.

Bottom line: One side says Trump fixed the border and can now trade some relief for continued removals of serious criminals. The other says the crackdown hit working families and that promoting Miller shows little will change.

Trump's quotes come from the CBS "60 Minutes" interview as reported by CBS News, Fox News and The Guardian. Poll figures are attributed to CBS exit polling and the Fox News Voter Analysis. Trump gave no written plan or bill text.