President Trump appeared to walk back his Tuesday morning Twitter warning to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, telling reporters they had a productive call as New York faces coronavirus.
“There’s great, tremendous spirit.
And I can say that for Republicans and Democrats. I could say that with respect to Gov. Cuomo.
We had a great talk this morning.
We’re both doing a really good job and we’re coordinating it and we agree: different states need different things,” Trump said, contradicting his morning tweet.
He continued, “I think we are right down the same track and it’s going to be very successful.
New York has a pretty big problem – the number one hotspot, it’s no fault of anybody, just the way it is.
But we’re working very closely together and also getting FEMA very much involved.”
He said that the administration is “dealing with the Army Corps of Engineers, should that be necessary,” adding that the Army Corps of Engineers is working on standby in some cases and are engaged in other
Trump concluded, “My conversation with Andrew Cuomo was a very productive one and a very good one and I appreciate that.”
