New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has said that he needed the federal help to ramp up testing for the coronavirus and to reopen his economy, and appeared to criticise the administration of President Donald Trump for failing to provide funding to states. "Is there any funding so I can do these things that you want us to do? 'No'," Mr Cuomo told a daily briefing. "That is passing the buck without passing the bucks." The comments come as Donald Trump called for the 'liberation' of Minnesota, Michigan and Virginia in a series of tweets.
One of the tweets read: "LIBERATE VIRGINIA, and save your great 2nd Amendment. It is under siege!" Mr Trump also attacked the New York governor on Twitter, saying: "Governor Cuomo should spend more time 'doing' and