President Donald Trump on Monday accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of trying "political weaponization" of the coronavirus crisis, attacking one other Democratic governor who has declared a state of emergency because of the outbreak.
Responding to a Saturday interview on MSNBC through which Cuomo criticized the "combined messages" put forth by the federal government in response to the coronavirus, Trump wrote on Twitter: "There are not any combined messages, only political weaponization by individuals such as you and your brother, Fredo!"
Trump has long sparred with Cuomo over quite a lot of issues since assuming workplace and has derisively referred to the governor's brother, CNN journalist Chris Cuomo, as "Fredo," in reference to the double-crossing Corleone sibling from "The Godfather" franchise.
The president's publish comes after Cuomo declared Saturday a state of emergency in New York as the number of coronavirus instances there surged to 76 — blasting the Trump administration and New York's congressional delegation for authorizing an $eight.3 billion emergency funding package deal that left New York with only $35 million to combat the outbreak.
Trump's on-line assault additionally follows his concentrating on Friday of Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who presides over the state where 19 of the 22 deaths within the U.S. attributed to the coronavirus have been. Inslee declared a state of emergency final weekend, and Vice President Mike Pence hailed the governor's handling of the menace throughout a visit to Washington state Thursday.
But talking Friday at the Centers for Illness Management and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Trump told reporters that he had urged Pence to chorus from praising Inslee, who has admonished the administration's coronavirus response.
"I informed Mike not to be complimentary of that governor as a result of that governor is a snake. So Mike could also be proud of him however I am not, OK?" Trump stated.
"If we got here up with a remedy immediately, and tomorrow every part is gone, and also you went up to this governor — who's, you recognize, not a good governor, by the best way — should you went as much as this governor, and you stated to him, 'How did Trump do?' He would say, 'He did a terrible job,'" the president continued. "It makes no difference."
Src: Trump attacks second Democratic governor over coronavirus criticism
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