WASHINGTON, Nov 11 — President Donald Trump’s political mantra is “fight, fight, fight.” But he has given decidedly mixed messages about whether he will do so after Republicans were hammered in the midterms.

In the week since becoming a lame duck, Trump named the hardline architect of his migration crackdown as his chief of staff, while admitting his deportation policy was too tough.

The 80-year-old raised eyebrows when he publicly asked Ultimate Fighting Championship boss Dana White to be his new press secretary — then claimed he was just joking.

He has admitted that the Iran war was largely to blame for the midterms rout. But he has strongly backed Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth’s battle against impeachment.