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Days after Republicans faced a series of bruising midterm election losses, President Trump stood by his handling of the economy and the Iran war, but he acknowledged some "bad messaging" on economic issues and said his immigration crackdown was "too tough" at times. Here are the biggest takeaways from the interview: cbsn.ws/4885O33

FULL 60 MINUTES REPORT: A stagnating economy has fueled protests across France in recent weeks and is driving support for extremist politicians. One person who may benefit from the strife in the streets: Marine Le Pen, the longtime face of far-right populism in Europe.

60 MINUTES REPORT: Ross Douthat interviews President Trump in his first sit-down interview since the 2026 midterm elections. The wide-ranging conversation covered immigration and corruption, Iran and artificial intelligence, his potential successors and his own mortality. The interview begins with the election results.

60 Minutes investigates synthetic opioids, which the DEA calls the deadliest drug threat the U.S. has faced. @jon_wertheim also reports on legal, addictive opioids, often marketed as natural supplements.

What does President Trump think will happen to him after he dies? “I'm a religious person, so in theory I go to heaven…I don't want to go to hell,” he answers. cbsn.ws/4BWRfgy

60 Minutes correspondent Trevor Phillips questions Marine Le Pen’s assertion that there is “no discrimination in France.” Le Pen is a presidential candidate from France’s far-right, anti-immigration National Rally Party. cbsn.ws/4iLUApS

“I talked to many of the young people on these demonstrations. And I heard again and again that what they fear is fascism in France. And it’s clear to me that when they spoke about fascism, they were speaking about you. Are you a fascist?” asks 60 Minutes’ Trevor Phillips. cbsn.ws/4865HoK

French bakery owner Jhemima Sheilha says five years of hard work were upended when looters ransacked one of her shops during protests in France. “It has cost me the time I couldn't spend with my children. But what it's costing me today? It's having to ask myself, if I do start again, will it last? How long before it happens again?” she says. cbsn.ws/3UqYAUG

60 Minutes’ Trevor Phillips says the current protests in France feel very different from those he’s reported on in the past. cbsn.ws/4iDaNxl

“I am terribly afraid of fascism,” one protester in France tells 60 Minutes’ Trevor Phillips. “I'm here because everything is f***** up right now. Fascism is here,” says another. “When it's unfair, you have to fight.” cbsn.ws/4k5qr7e

“I do hate some of my enemies, and I always will,” says President Trump. cbsn.ws/4epCFnt

President Trump sat down with Ross Douthat in November 2026 to discuss Republican losses in the midterm elections, the wars in Iran and Ukraine, the economy, and more.

“I'm a religious person, so in theory I go to heaven,” President Trump says, discussing what he thinks happens after death. “I don't want to go to hell.” cbsn.ws/4iJ55dC

President Trump says he’s “not too much of a believer” in UFOs, but he has spoken with military pilots who say “there's something going on out there.” cbsn.ws/3UFqxrU

“If we don't have it, China's going to have it. That would put us at an unbelievable disadvantage,” President Trump says about the race to develop artificial intelligence. Trump tells 60 Minutes he doesn't mind AI safety guardrails, but warns: “I don't want to put us in a deep second position. We're leading number one. And China has no guardrails, by the way.” cbsn.ws/4sOiMMF

60 Minutes asks President Trump about his family’s crypto company, World Liberty Financial. cbsn.ws/4zeXVUx

Who will be the next Republican presidential nominee? President Trump discusses potential successors. cbsn.ws/481Tlhk

Does President Trump think Democrats will try to impeach him a third time? “What have I done? I've had the best two years in the history of the presidency,” Trump responds. cbsn.ws/4eXSVfD

President Trump says he believes the war in Ukraine will end soon, adding that ultimately there could be changes to the country’s borders: “They're going to end up with a little bit different shape Ukraine.” cbsn.ws/4BPOyNp

“Israel would not exist except for Donald Trump,” claims President Trump, pointing to U.S. strikes last year on Iranian nuclear facilities. cbsn.ws/4BVi0Sw