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Trump's cooperation pledge meets Miller appointment in ABC analysis

Adam Harvey's 7.30 report looks beyond the Hegseth impeachment effort to the White House's response to a Democratic Congress.

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ABC News In-depth Story of November 12, 2026Trari Newsroom

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The reckoning for Donald Trump’s cabinet has begun following the midterms | 7.30

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0:40Hegseth frames political attacks against him as attacks on the military and America.
1:50Trump's post-election statements include a pledge to work with Democrats.
2:27An AI-generated clip shared by Trump depicts Dana White as White House press secretary.
3:30The report examines Stephen Miller replacing Susie Wiles as chief of staff and his hardline immigration policies.
4:38Larry Sabato interprets Miller's appointment as a signal of an uncompromising White House.
5:44Bruce Wolpe explains that Democratic legislation will still face Trump's veto power.

Donald Trump says he can work with Democrats. His choice of Stephen Miller as chief of staff points towards a less conciliatory approach, according to analysts in ABC News In-depth's 7.30 report.

Adam Harvey examines that contrast as Democrats prepare to take control of both chambers of Congress. Beyond the already widely covered impeachment effort against Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, the report considers how the administration will respond to legislative pressure and scrutiny during Trump's remaining two years in office.

"We will work with the Democrats, no problem with that," Trump says in one excerpt. But University of Virginia political analyst Larry Sabato reads Miller's appointment, replacing Susie Wiles, as a signal that compromise is not the White House's priority. The report connects that assessment with Miller's hardline approach to immigration.

Harvey also shows a different kind of presidential messaging: an AI-generated video shared by Trump depicting UFC chief Dana White as White House press secretary. It is a fabricated scene, not an actual appointment or briefing.

Former Democratic staffer Bruce Wolpe then turns to the practical limits of the election result. Democrats can attempt to pass legislation, but Trump retains the power to veto it. The report closes that discussion with the president's own description: "I send them back with a nice stamp: veto."

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