Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump defended the detention conditions for migrant families who cross the border illegally, arguing his administration does a "much better job" than the Obama administration.

"We do a much better job while at the same time maintaining a MUCH stronger Border! Mainstream Fake Media hates this story," Trump tweeted Saturday morning.

Drudge Report "OBAMA KEPT THEM IN CAGES, WRAPPED THEM IN FOIL" We do a much better job while at the same time maintaining a MUCH stronger Border! Mainstream Fake Media hates this story. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 23, 2018

Attention was given to the conditions migrants are being held in after reports that 2,000 children had been separated from their families as a result of the Trump administration's policy to refer any adult that crosses the border illegally for criminal prosecution.

Photos released by US Customs and Border Protection of a processing detention center in McAllen, Texas, showed chain link fences and mattresses on the floor with thermal blankets for the families.

In his tweet Saturday morning, Trump also referred to a headline posted on the conservative website Drudge Report, "Obama kept them in cages, wrapped them in foil."

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