the white house is given all kinds ever answers as to why this is happening. what is the truth? cnn kaitlin colins is live at the white house. and kaitlin, the administration seems to have so many different explanations and stories about this. why can't they get the stories straight. >> reporter: jake, they have so many here. we've seen them play out from officials from the policy doesn't exist and it does exist but not as bad as the media is making it sound and it is the democrats' fault and it deteres people from crossing the board illegally. none of those things are true but the white house is continuing to insist that they are. president trump not backing down on his false claim that democrats are to blame for his administration's zero tolerance immigration policy leading to the separation of parents from children on the border. >> it's very strongly the democrats' fault. the united states will not be say migrant camp and it will not be a refugee holding facility.