pressured by the president? and saving lives on 9/11 and died of cancer because of it, laid to rest after facing congress for one last fight. we want to welcome our viewers from around the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. we re following breaking news on president trump dismissing new warnings about inhumane conditions for migrants held at the border. in a new tweet he claims many detainees are living far better now than where they came from and in far safer conditions. his comment in stark contrast to new evidence of overcrowding and emotional suffering in detention facilities. pediatricians are now sharing very disturbing images drawn by migrant children, separated from their parents, showing people in cages and behind bars.
patrol agent speaking to cnn about the secret custom enforcement group on facebook group calling itself 1015 where agents reportedly made jokes about dead might go ranltss, derogatory comments, including alexandria ocasio-cortez. in a tweet, the department of homeland security secretary said he s ordering an immediate investigation into the offensive posts and it comes as we learn about similar attitudes and comments being made by i.c.e. agents. this time in thousands of documents being made by advocacy groups. some of the 5,000 documents released by the organization. internal i.c.e. emails, one email by an unfor identification individual concludes with happy hunting and target building. in response to these new documents, i.c.e. said it does not condone the use of politically charged language. today we re also hearing new details about what s going on
we re also following growing concern about president trump s july 4th extravaganza on the national mall. cnn has learned that military chiefs are worried the event will take on a political tone and they re weary of plans to show case tanks and weaponry. i ll get reaction from washington mayor muriel bowser and i ll speak with rashida talib who just visited the border. our correspondents and analysts are standing by. first, let s go to our correspondent. the president seems unfazed by new evidence of very disturbing conditions at border facilities. yeah. he is down playing the criticism that you ve heard from democrats who have visited the facilities saying. in a new series of tweets in the last hour, quote, our border patrol people are not hospital workers, doctors or nurses. he said the democrats bad immigration laws which could easily be fixed are the problem here. great job by border patrol, above and beyond. many of these illegal aliens are
trump s claim that the equipment is right next door is also misleading. sources tell cnn, the aircraft he wants must be brought in from california, kentucky, missouri and florida. trump is also facing criticism from democrats who say he s turning the patriotic holiday into a partisan one. instead of dressing something like veteran homelessness, he is spending on it boosting his ego with a parade fundamentally about him and then getting tickets into the hands of wealthy donors for the republican party. what a waste of money. reporter: cnn has learned that leaders of the pentagon are reluctant to put tanks and other armored vehicles on display. the truth is he s politicizing the armed forces when he does it this way. it is not a political effect. an event that is supposed to bring the people and the country together. reporter: several top military chiefs won t attend the celebration thursday and they re sending their deputies instead. now, wolf, we talked about that
polls. since his uneven debate performances. i know my time is up. as he looks to reassure voters he has the best chance of beating president trump. biding turning to a new phase. visiting early states like iowa and south carolina in the next five days and sitting for a rare national tv interview with cnn in week. the marathon is just beginning. but at the end of the day if you can t cross the line in iowa you don t win the marathon. now biden is here in iowa for the next two days. then heads to texas and south carolina over the weekend. and he is already planning trips to new hampshire and nevada later this month, squeezing in all the early states before the next deent later this month in detroit, wolf. thanks very much. and stay with withen cnn for an interview with joe biden, the former vice president and democratic front runner sits down with chris cuomo in iowa to