President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Sunday that he believes his administration went too far on deportations, acknowledging that the policy contributed to his party's losses in the midterm elections, which cost Republicans control of both the House and the Senate.

Speaking to CBS's "60 Minutes" in his first major interview since the election, Trump was asked whether his deportation policy had been too tough. "I think it might be too tough, yeah," he said.

The president also said he believes he can strike an immigration agreement with the incoming Democratic majority in Congress. "The deal would be we would work something out. And I think it's something, I think that's something that's actually doable," he said.

Trump offered no specifics on what such a deal might include. Shortly after taping the interview on Friday, he named Stephen Miller, the key architect of his hard-line immigration agenda, as his new chief of staff.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer responded with derision on social media Sunday. "Trump says his immigration crackdown went too far," Schumer wrote. "Apparently, his solution was to put the man responsible for it in charge of the White House. That's not a course correction. That's a promotion."

The immigration crackdown was a defining feature of Trump's return to office, with major operations in multiple cities sending arrests soaring. Two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were killed by federal officers during protests against the operations. Democrats have said oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security will be a priority in the new Congress.

Trump said he still believes that "killers" and "drug dealers" in the country illegally should be deported, but signaled openness to letting others remain. He raised the possibility of protections for people "if they're good people working in a landscaping company, or working in a hotel, or doing something, right? And in some cases, paying taxes."

On the Republican contest to succeed him in 2028, Trump hinted he may stay neutral, saying he would "probably, not necessarily" endorse a potential successor. "We have a tremendous bench. I have so many people that I have great relationships with," he said. Asked about candidates other than Vice President JD Vance, he named only Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is viewed as a possible contender. "I think Marco's great," Trump said, adding, "So I may or may not get involved. I don't know. Maybe I'm better off not getting involved."

During the midterms, Democrats made the president's personal wealth a campaign issue, and about half of voters nationally said government corruption was "crucial" to their vote for Congress, according to the AP Voter Poll. Asked how his net worth rose by $3 billion since he returned to the White House, Trump said he pays little attention to it and that his sons run the family business. "I devote almost no time to my net worth. I don't care," he said. Asked whether foreigners investing in the company he co-owns with his sons might be trying to buy influence, he replied, "I don't know. But that's true, look, every president has a problem."

Trump, who survived an assassination attempt while campaigning in 2024 and has repeatedly attacked his political opponents, was also asked whether he could forgive his enemies. He said it would be easy to say yes, but added: "I probably cannot do that, no, because I do hate some of my enemies, and I always will."