Trump Goes on 60 Minutes & Promotes Stephen Miller, Boebert Loses, Zohran Schools Fox: a Closer Look

-Donald Trump claimed in a "60 Minutes" interview that he wanted to work with Democrats while also appointing one of his administration's most unhinged extremists as his new Chief of Staff. For more on this, it's time for "A Closer Look". ♪♪ As more results come in, last week's blue tsunami keeps getting bigger and bluer. It's like if Papa Smurf was addicted to looksmaxxing. Not a great joke, but I wanted to see what the graphic looked like. And maybe we don't need it anymore. I could, uh, take it home with me? The point is, the midterms keep getting better for Democrats as more results come in, including the governorships. -Governorships remain on the line in Alaska and Kansas, with Democrats ahead in both states, those races are still too close to call. If those leads hold, Democrats will govern 75% of Americans. -Oh, my God. Do you know what this means? 75% of Americans are now under Sharia law. -[ Echoing ] -[ Thunder booms ] [ Witch cackling ] -Sharia law. [ Echoing ] -[ Laughter ] -I will say it has been fun to watch Fox News discover in real time that all the BS they spent six months spewing about Democrats is not true. Like when they grilled Zohran Mamdani about his positions on various issues over the weekend. -Get rid of borders. -No. -Get rid of SCOTUS? -No. -Get rid of jails. -No. -It's like lightning round on "Racist Grandpa Jeopardy"! Alright, I have a few more things on my checklist. Ban meat? No. Ban dogs? No. Ban cats? No. Everyone's gay now? No. Everyone's trans now? No. Everyone's poly now? No. Everyone has to walk on their hands and eat with their feet? No. You have to drive on the parkway and park on the driveway? Yes. Great. I guess we all live in China now! Democrats have won so many races, they now run states accounting for three-fourths of Americans and what few races remain look even better for Democrats. -The Democrats' historic victory is getting even bigger. In the House right now, as of now, they have 253 seats. These are the races that have been called. But you can see here, they're ahead in 261. -In Colorado, Republican Lauren Boebert narrowly trails the Democrat in the state's fourth district. -Oh, man, we're going to lose Boebert, too? Where's the comedy going to come from? I mean, my favorite thing is if you say Boebert's name three times, she gets kicked out of a production of "Beetlejuice" for groping and vaping. Who's gonna grope and vape at regional theater productions now? This guy? I bet if you tried to pass him a vape at a show, he'd tell you not to disturb the other audience members. Ugh. Not only was Boebert's seat considered safe for Republicans, she was one of the poster children for MAGA. -Are you ready for President Donald J. Trump to walk into the White House, January 20th, 2025, and look the swamp creatures in the eye and say, "As I was saying..." -Now come on, that's not what Trump said to the swamp creatures in the White House. He said, "Congratulations, you're the Chief of Staff now." Although -- although I will -- I will give Boebert credit, she stayed optimistic on election night, even as the early returns showed her behind. And the local news sassed her. -Laura Boebert just told the band to keep going. Uh, she -- she's not ready to -- to call it yet. Here's what she said a little bit ago as well. Uh, after the line dancing. -We're hanging out. We're having a great time. The band is going to get back started. What do you guys think about Dewey and the guys? -They got the band. They got the Busch Light. They've got the dancing. They don't have the lead. -Oof. -[ Laughter ] -No. I don't know what's a bigger insult. They don't have the lead or they do have the Busch Light. Was she running for Congress or Sigma Chi president? And look, I have no complaint with Busch Light, mind you. I'm just saying it's the preferred beverage for binge drinkers. I'm pretty sure their slogan is... There are a great many lessons for MAGA to take from election night, but if you want to take a specific one from Boebert, it's don't look bummed while checking election results right next to the reporter, so it's easy for them to pan over and reveal you. -Since those comments, the mood has shifted a little bit. We still got the music going, but if you notice, there aren't as many people around the congresswoman at the moment as she scrolls her iPad looking at results, probably not loving things the way that, uh, maybe as much as she was confident earlier, that definitely doesn't look like somebody who's, uh, thrilled with what she's seeing on whatever she's refreshing every 10 seconds like the rest of us, Kyle and Kim. -Wow. -[ Laughter ] -Wow. Hey, Boebert's Colorado district is not the only seat once thought to be safe for Republicans that's about to go to a Democrat. -In Mississippi's Senate race, Democrat Scott Colom is widening his lead over GOP incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. -Colom leads Cindy Hyde-Smith by 2,574 votes. -He says Senator Hyde-Smith needs to stop hiding and speak to the public and the press about how she thinks she can come from behind and win the Senate race. Or he says she needs to concede. -[ Laughter ] -Nice try. -[ Laughter ] -[ Indistinct ] -Nice try. -Bless her heart. -Oh, snap. He hit her with a bless her heart. In Mississippi, that's a weapon of mass destruction. When they show "The Sopranos" in Mississippi, they replace all the f-bombs with bless your hearts. -And your stupid, bless his heart. Go back to Miami and play volleyball. Bless his heart. -Another state with slower vote counting as Alaska, no winner has been named in the Senate race there. As you may have heard, this is a race with two guys named Dan Sullivan. One is the GOP incumbent. Another is a third-party spoiler recruited by Democrats to siphon votes away from the Republican Dan Sullivan. The courts have already ruled on this, and settled the matter, but Trump is still very unhappy. -You have a Dan Sullivan, the real Dan. I call him the real Dan Sullivan. You have the fake Dan Sullivan. The fake Dan Sullivan got a lot of votes meaning 2% or something, but a lot. They put two people, not just Dan Sullivan. They put the fake Dan Sullivan. And when you add up those votes, Dan Sullivan, the real Dan Sullivan wins in a landslide. Not a landslide, but wins by thousands of votes. the people that like Dan Sullivan by mistake, voted for the fake Dan Sullivan. And they should be mandated to take the fake Dan Sullivan's votes. And the other person they put in there, and give it to the real Dan Sullivan. -It would be the funniest prank in the world if the Democrats put a second Dan Sullivan on the ballot, just to make Trump sound insane. Of all the [bleep] Trump has said for 10 years, him talking about a real Dan Sullivan and a fake Dan Sullivan is the thing that makes him sound like an actual crazy person. You watch the clip and you're worried he's going to start talking to one of them. [ As Trump ] And I'm honored to have the real Dan Sullivan here. My staff says I'm imagining him, but how can you imagine your best friend? Say hello, Dan. -[ Laughter ] He's being shy again. [ As himself ] So Alaska is still counting its votes for a simple reason. There are lots of remote communities that are not connected to the state's road system, but could someone maybe explain that in a more weird and off-putting way? -Eric Croft is the chairman of the Alaska Democratic Party, and he joins us now from Anchorage. -The Division of Elections released not just the ballots they had so far. And, um, we're still counting up here. We take a kind of different approach. Um, we treat this process more like sex. Finishing first and early is not the main goal. Um, we prefer to take it slow, um, kind of, do it right. And hopefully at the end everybody involved is -- is satisfied. -[ Laughter ] -[ Cheers ] -I knew -- -[ Cheers and applause ] I knew Alaska was our most remote state, but I didn't know it was our freakiest. Is that what they mean by drill, baby, drill? Also, what do you mean, everybody involved? Usually there's only two people. Wait, is everything like your elections? I hooked up with Jeff last night and fake Jeff. Seriously, how many orgies are happening in Juneau? Wait, is that what the Trans-Alaska pipeline system is? I thought it was for oil. Now I'm realizing it's just a euphemism. That's why the acronym is TAPS. When people say the Trans Alaska Pipeline System fills America's strategic supply. What they mean is Alaska TAPS that ASS. -[ Laughter ] But whatever, sir, that must be the end of your unsettling sex analogy. You're not gonna burn another state just for fun, right? -I was not prepared for that analogy. I'll have to say, Eric. -Well. Yeah, we think Florida finishes a little quick. -Whoa! -[ Audience laughing and booing ] -I think maybe Democrats are in too good a mood. I didn't realize the blue and blue wave meant things were gonna get filthy. So Democrats are, "Uh, we're pretty excited. We're so excited about, uh, CNN. I'm sorry. [ Bleep ] [ Laughter ] I went to my fake mic too early. Yeah, Sal, you'll fix it, Sal. -[ Cheers and applause ] -Couldn't get out of it. Don't. Don't give me your Mitch McConnell is dead applause. -[ Laughter ] -Democrats are so giddy, they're on CNN doing a tight five about how voting is like sex. Uh, yeah, so Alaska takes it slow. Florida finishes quick. And Rhode Island's so small, you didn't even know if the vote is in yet. -[ Laughter and applause ] [ Cheers and applause ] The point is, these results are a clear. -[ Sting plays ] -Oh, that was -- okay. -[ Laughter ] These results are a clear rebuke to Trump and the MAGA movement. Even Republicans agree. -The American people, young men, white Americans said, screw you to Donald Trump. -This is the end of the Trump era. Last night. We're done. -What went wrong for Republicans on Tuesday in Georgia? -Three things Donald Trump, Donald Trump, and Donald Trump. -No! Don't say his name. If you say his name three times, he has to vape with Boebert. So even the GOP is furious at Trump and blaming him for their historic drubbing, which might be why Trump is suddenly pretending to strike a more conciliatory tone. -I saw James Talarico, the new Democratic senator from Texas. I saw him on Fox News, and he said immigration was one of the things he wanted to work with you on. -Others too, South Carolina said. -You did-- -Numerous people that won-- -You did, in the course of the campaign, you did occasionally call him Talafreako. -Yeah, I did. -Do you think you could work with the Democrats without insulting them consistently? -Sure, I could. -You think so? I also call many of them Dumocrats. -You did that just the other day. If it took six months of not insulting the Democrats to get a deal done, do you think you could do it? -Very easily. -Very easily? You couldn't even get through the question without insulting Dumocrats. He's like a guilty dog who also offers up more things he did. Donald, did you tear up all this toilet paper? I did, yeah, yeah. I also took a [bleep] on the rug. Nothing shows this man's decline more than how proud he is of coining Dumocrats. I mean, who's telling him it's good? [ As Trump ] If Democrats isn't funny? How come real Dan Sullivan is laughing so hard? -[ Laughter ] [ Cheers and applause ] My best friend. He's my best friend. [ As himself ] But you heard Trump. He's willing to compromise and work with Democrats. And I know he said that many times over the course of ten-plus years and has never once been true. But you guys, I think he really means it this time. In fact, I'm so confident. This morning I went on Kalshi and I bet $1 million on I'm all in, baby! There's no way I can lose this bet. -Tonight, the first White House shake-up following that massive midterm defeat. Stephen Miller, the polarizing architect of the President's crackdown on illegal immigration is the new White House Chief of Staff. -[Bleep] I lost all my money. I'm broke. -Woo-hoo! I'm rich, baby. I'm rich! Ooh-hoo! -[ Cheers and applause ] -Wally. -[ Cheers and applause ] Wally, stay off Kalshi! So Trump said he would work with Democrats and then immediately promoted the most vicious, hard-line extremist in his government. A guy who routinely says stuff like this. -The Democrat Party does not fight for, care about, or represent American citizens. It is an entity devoted exclusively to the defense of hardened criminals, gang bangers, and illegal alien killers and terrorists. The Democrat Party is not a political party, it is a domestic extremist organization. Our opponents, the media and the whole world will soon see, as we begin to take further actions, that the powers of the President to protect our country are very substantial and will not be questioned. -That's not even a [bleep] voice. He sounds like an eighth-grader playing "Dungeons & Dragons". [ As Miller ] The powers of the President to protect our country are very substantial and will not be questioned. Okay. Roll a 12-sided die to question his power. [ As himself ] It's especially absurd that Trump would promote the most unhinged member of his staff, given that he also specifically cited immigration as an area where he would like to compromise with Democrats. -What is one thing you would like to work with a Democratic majority on? -I'd love to do something on immigration. -What? -Because -- well, so-- -Do you think immigration hurt you in the midterms? Do you think the crackdown hurt you? -I think it both helped and hurt. I get hurt because we also took people that had good jobs that created one violation or breaking of the law. And that was that they came into the country illegally. -So you think your deportation policy... -I think it was too far. -...it was too tough. -I think it might be too tough. -Stephen Miller is the guy who created that policy. Why are you promoting the guy responsible for the thing you admit people hate? It's like if Subway made Jared Fogle their CEO. [ Scattered laughter ] [ As Trump ] We're bringing back the big pants. Everyone loves the big pants, don't we? Maybe not this audience, but everyone... -[ Laughter ] And Miller didn't just craft those policies. He was a fanatic about making them, making insane demands that even Trump officials thought were nuts. -Stephen Miller held a meeting screaming at ICE officials to arrest more undocumented immigrants. Miller setting a new quota of 3,000 arrests per day to include more than just migrants with criminal records. -The conservative "Washington Examiner", a conservative paper, has this quote out of a private meeting where Stephen Miller is screaming at agents, "What do you mean you're going after criminals? Why aren't you at Home Depot? Why aren't you at 7-Eleven?" -I'm sorry, but the only crime we should care about at 7-Eleven is the Coca-Cola Slurpee. I'm not against a Coca-Cola Slurpee, but we can change the color maybe. How are people drinking something that looks like this? This looks exactly like what my dog left on our rug. -[ Laughter ] Rufus, did you do this? -Yeah, I did. -So how could Trump say that he wants to work with Democrats on immigration while promoting Stephen Miller at the same time? It may seem contradictory, but there's actually a very simple answer. He doesn't give a [bleep]. He has no idea what his own government is doing, and he doesn't care. His biggest priorities right now are making money and building his ballroom. That's why the only time you ever see him on camera anymore, post-election, is at a construction site where the noise is so loud even he can't talk over it. -Not even a little bit. I think it would destroy-- [ Loud boom ] I think it would destroy the Democrat Party if they did that. -You know, he told the workers to start hammering as soon as reporters asked him about impeachment. The construction noise is so loud we can't even hear the President anymore. I can't wait for his next State of the Union address. -Americans ventured out across the daunting... -[ Hammering ] -...and dangerous continent... ...past an unforgiving... [ Drilling, jackhammer pounding ] -Hey, watch the pipe, you jabroni. [ Jackhammering continues ] -Bless his heart. -The midterms were a historic rebuke to the sitting President, the likes of which we haven't seen for half a century. Even Republicans are turning on him. Trump's facing the prospect of investigation, impeachment. The only way he'll be able to avoid consequences is if he changes his name from Donald Trump to... -Dan Sullivan. -This has been "A Closer Look". ♪♪