Cabinet Changes Are Not Chaos. They Are Accountability.
President Trump told 60 Minutes he expects "maybe a few changes" after the midterms. The press will call it turmoil. Conservatives should call it what voters asked for: a team judged on results.
By Clara Hughes
President Donald Trump has never pretended to be a man who keeps underperformers out of loyalty. In his first sit-down interview since Tuesday's midterm defeat, he said so plainly. Asked by 60 Minutes correspondent Ross Douthat whether he expected to fire anyone after Republicans lost both chambers of Congress, Trump answered, "I do, yeah. Little bit," according to CBS News. "I love my Cabinet. I think they're good," he said. "But I'll … be doing maybe a few changes." The Independent quoted him adding, "I don't want to mention who." The interview was taped Friday and is set to air Sunday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. ET on CBS, the network said. Within hours of the taping, the president announced that Susie Wiles would leave the chief of staff's office and that Stephen Miller would take over on Monday, CBS News reported. That first move is now old news. The question is what comes next — and