From the Left · Watch · November 9, 2026
Nov 9 · Trump after the midterms: Stephen Miller takes over as chief of staff, and Trump tells 60 Minutes he will make a few changes
ABC News: ABC says Stephen Miller takes over as chief of staff after the midterms; Trump tells 60 Minutes deportations went too far.
Grade C (74/100). ABC News on Stephen Miller taking over as chief of staff and Trump's 60 Minutes remarks
Lehrer score 74/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Stephen Miller, President Trump and Hakeem Jeffries heard on record; +4 other side quoted or given its response: "he has compared efforts to impeach him with earlier efforts to impeach President Trump and vowed to defend himself" (Hegseth's response); +2 context: background or what came before: Wiles "had been Trump's longest-serving chief of staff and led his 2024 presidential campaign"; −4 loaded word or phrase in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/7/13): "perhaps Donald Trump's most controversial and combative advisor" in its own voice; −6 unlabeled claim, analysis or opinion in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/10): "the architect of many of Trump's most controversial policies, stretching the limits of presidential power" in its own voice; −5 unnamed source on a side point, or a figure with no stated source (rule 11): "sources tell ABC News the president had privately blamed Wiles" with no source named; −6 unlabeled claim, analysis or opinion in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/10): "gives a clear and unmistakable signal that Trump is ready to do battle" in its own voice). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → C.
What we checked: "perhaps Donald Trump's most controversial and combative advisor" in its own voice; "the architect of many of Trump's most controversial policies, stretching the limits of presidential power" in its own voice; "sources tell ABC News the president had privately blamed Wiles" with no source named; "gives a clear and unmistakable signal that Trump is ready to do battle" in its own voice
Splits: ABC News on Stephen Miller taking over as chief of staff and Trump's 60 Minutes remarks
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