Trump suggests cabinet shuffles won’t stop at Susie Wiles in ’60 Minutes’ interview

President Trump signaled that former chief of staff Susie Wiles would not be the only senior administration official to step down in response to the Republican Party’s brutal midterm elections.

The commander in chief discussed a possible cabinet reshuffle in a “60 Minutes” interview recorded just hours before Wiles took office.

“Yes,” Trump told correspondent Ross Douthat when asked if he planned to fire anyone on his team after Republicans lost their majorities in the House and Senate, according to an excerpt of the interview released Friday evening.

“A little bit,” Trump continued. “I like my Cabinet. I think they’re good, but I might make some changes.

“I don’t want to mention who.”

The interview, which will be broadcast in full on Sunday, was recorded Friday morning.

In the afternoon, Trump announced via Truth Social that he was replacing Wiles with his longtime adviser Stephen Miller effective Monday.

“Susie Wiles, who has done an outstanding job, will be joining the Trump political operation. I want to thank her for her service as chief of staff – she has done a great job!” the president wrote.

In his interview with “60 Minutes,” Trump was also asked if he had confidence in War Secretary Pete Hegseth, who could face impeachment with a vote when the House reconvenes next week.

“Yes,” the president replied. “Look, we’ve won two wars. We’ve won Venezuela and have already taken out billions and billions and billions of dollars, and we’re going to take out several billion dollars…we won this war in less than an hour.”

Asked if he credited Hegseth for the success of the Venezuela operation, Trump replied: “No, but he was part of it. »

Lawmakers on both sides have questioned the Pentagon chief’s leadership and judgment ahead of the potential impeachment vote.

Earlier this week, Hegseth ruled out leaving his post voluntarily.

“Just like the president. We are not backing down. And that especially applies now,” Hegseth said in a nearly six-minute video message Thursday.