ever count innocence with our own children. any child in our care is our children. >> let me explain why i'm sitting here so frustrated because i'm the only one in this room that wore a green uniform and been in that line and found dead aliens in a trail abandoned by smugglers and left them there because they weren't money and the only one that stood on the back of a tractor-trailer surrounded by 19 dead aliens including a 5-year-old boy who suffocated in death in his father's arms. i was there. and i saw and i smelled it and it is terrible. and i still -- i still have nightmares to this day. >> congress mman, you were at t hearing, is the committee getting answers on the policies on the border especially impacting the kids. >> no, we're not. and tom homan was a badging witness and not answering the questions and interrupting jim connelly and ilhana presley and wasn't answering questions, why can't we get kids food and blankets and get them access to a doctor, we're not talking about...

lamented that he isn't able to use military force in the southern border of the united states. earlier he confirmed immigration raids targeting thousands of undocumented migrants will begin on sunday. something a senior administration official said is, quote, head scratching and could jeopardize the entire operation. joining us now in "the situation room" is democratic presidential candidate john hickenlooper. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. thanks for having me on. >> so denver, of course, state capital of colorado. it is on the target list of the ten cities that the administration wants to raid looking for undocumented migrants. what would you have done if you were still governor of colorado in response to this upcoming i.c.e. operation. >> well, i was mayor of denver before i was governor so i think we and there are a number of laws that have gone through the judicial review, but the local safety -- the state patrol, the local police are not intended to help...

i still never have done a negatineg -- a negative ad or attacked opponents. doesn't mean i don't draw a clear line of distinction and open about those places where trump has made promises that haven't been fulfilled, but i think it is -- it is certainly in the democratic primary if we're not careful and i think this also gets to the massive expansion of government that some of the democrats are proposing, we have to make sure we don't help re-elect president trump. i would argue he's one of the worst presidents we've ever had. we don't want to give him any extra assistance. >> governor hickenlooper, thank you for joining us and good luck on the campaign trail. >> thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> and coming up, will congressional democrats delay next week's scheduled testimony from robert mueller? >>> and is the director of national intelligence dan coats on the outs with president trump? the ant mindlessly marches on. carrying up to 50 times it's body weight. it never...

dan coats is one of the few left and president trump has frankly become estranged from him for many, many months now. at this point for dan coats it is a matter of staying in the job so somebody is in that job because it is not clear who would replace him and if the president would pick someone who could be confirmed by the senate. >> very good -- >> i disagree that it doesn't matter that he's there. i think as the sort of establishment adults vacate the administration one by one, it's policy making becomes worse. >> everybody stick around. there is more news we're following. president trump confirms federal raids aimed at arrested and deporting thousands of undocumented migrants will begin this sunday. up next, the harsh reality faced by undocumented workers. or to carry on a legacy? its show of strength or its sign of intelligence? in crossing harsh terrain or breaking new ground? this is the time to get an exceptional offer on the mercedes of your midsummer dreams at the...

more vacancyies. how empty will the trump cabinet get. >> the trump executives may be off the hook. we'll tell you what we're learning. >>> a tale of two speakers. the president defends nancy pelosi while lashing out at the former gop leader at the house, calling paul ryan a failure and a baby. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in the situation room. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> we

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report, might also be on his way out. what impact would that departure have on president trump's overall national security team? >> it is concerning because this president has a pattern of removing those who stand up to him or give him information which he disagrees with. he got rid of mattis because he was standing up to him and shanahan, there was the scandal that was in part leaked because shanahan may not have supported the president, and coats has had the temerity to sometimes question the president. so we see that the president just wants yes people around him. >> the house oversight committee held a hearing today on family separation and conditions at various migrant detention facilities on the southern border. lawmakers became very emotional and at times very angry as did the former acting i.c.e. director tom homan who was a witness. watch a little bit of this. >> i've is the here and listened to horror stories, i thought it was fiction, i thought it was a novel reading from...

depart our from the president trump cabinet. does alex acosta still need to testify before the house oversight committee despite his resignation. >> he does. because americans are concerned that there are two different types of justice department -- justice pose those that are rich like epstein and get away for something with a 13-month sentence for trafficking in a sex offense and others who will get long jail sentences for marijuana offenses. so acosta needs to explain why that discrepancy exists. >> cnn also learned congressman, the director of national intelligence dan coats, who you just heard jim acosta report, might also be on his way out. what impact would that departure have on president trump's overall national security team? >> it is concerning because this president has a pattern of removing those who stand up to him or give him information which he disagrees with. he got rid of mattis because he was standing up to him and shanahan, there was the scandal that was in part...

and strong teeth. complete protection from parodontax has 8 designed benefits for healthy gums and strong teeth. complete protection from parodontax. >>> breaking news, during a speech this afternoon in wisconsin, president trump lamented that he isn't able to use military force in the southern border of the united states. earlier he confirmed immigration raids targeting thousands of undocumented migrants will begin on sunday. something a senior administration official said is, quote, head scratching and could jeopardize the entire operation. joining us now in "the situation room" is democratic presidential candidate john hickenlooper. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. thanks for having me on. >> so denver, of course, state capital of colorado. it is on the target list of the ten cities that the administration wants to raid looking for undocumented migrants. what would you have done if you were still governor of colorado in response to this upcoming i.c.e....

colorado and how to expand that for the united states of america. >> one of your democratic rivals, kamala harris is taking on the front-runner joe biden. listen to what she had to say, an exchange today before the former vice president and his behavior in the last debate. >> we're on a debate stage and if you have not prepared and you're not ready for somebody to point out a difference of opinion about the history of segregation in our country and what was necessary to deal with that, which at that time was busing, then you're probably not ready. >> do you think her attack on joe biden is fair game? >> well, you could tell that the campaign is picking up steam when people are beginning to sharpen their tools and begin to attack each other. i don't think that is in the best interest of the country and i understand how that works. i still never have done a negatineg -- a negative ad or attacked opponents. doesn't mean i don't draw a clear line of distinction and open about those places...

whether he's correct or not. so that is at the -- not the high-profile political person nancy pelosi wants making the case for her. on the tim alberta book, i read this book and it is a fantastic book and filled with nuggets like that. and, look, paul ryan left the scene now and he's pretty free to speak. but classic trump coming -- paul ryan making a fairly measured criticism of the president and trump hitting him back twice as hard with a sort of school yard taunt. >> we shouldn't, abby, be surprised the president reacts the way he does in the face of criticism. why is it that so many of the republicans wait until they're out of office before they say what they really believe? >> that is a great question, wolf. i think especially for paul ryan who especially in the latter part of the tenure really went out of his way to defend president trump in the face of a lot of things that reporters who spoke to him privately and understand what is really going on know that he had a hard...