On Wednesday's CNN Tonight, as she was acting as fill-in host, CNN's Laura Coates gave a commentary attacking President Donald Trump for holding a flashy July 4 celebration at the same time that thousands of illegal immigrants are being held in overcrowded detention centers.
Without noting that most are detained because they crossed into the country illegally, often endangering their children by crossing rivers or deserts, Coates claimed that the detainees were being held merely because "they have the audacity to seek a more dignified existence."