New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) thanked President Donald Trump for what he called a "productive" meeting at the White House on Thursday concerning New York and the coronavirus.
Cuomo spoke about the meeting with the president at his daily press briefing on Wednesday and said bipartisanship is critical going forward despite some public rifts between himself and President Trump.
He said, "These are people in the White House who politically don’t like me. That’s the fact. You see the president’s tweets. He often tweeted unkind things about me and my brother. Politically we’ve had conflicts back and forth."
He continued "I don’t care if you like him or he likes you; we’re not setting up a possible marriage here. Just do the job."
Cuomo also likened the situation to being in a foxhole at war and pointed out that during times of crisis, personal feelings must be put aside.
"When you’re at war, you’re in a foxhole. Nobody says, 'Do you like the person you’re in the foxhole with?'" he said. “Who cares? You protect the other person in the foxhole, then you get out of the foxhole, then you take the hill."