New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo met with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss infrastructure projects as well as the economic and medical impact of the coronavirus
Washington New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo met with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss infrastructure projects as well as the economic and medical impact of the coronavirus. Cuomo was spotted outside the White House Wednesday morning ahead of his scheduled meeting wearing a blue surgical mask and flanked by masked aides.
Robert Mujica, the budget director for New York state, was among those accompanying the governor. Cuomo said Tuesday that he wanted to discuss infrastructure projects with Trump, including a new Penn Station, a train link to LaGuardia Airport, rebuilding train tunnels under the Hudson River, and expanding the Second Avenue subway in New York City."The time to do this work is now when you need the jobs and the volume is low and New York will lead the way. We are going to accelerate our big infrastructure programs," Cuomo said Tuesday, adding,"This is one of the things I want to talk to the President about."Wednesday's visit will mark the third time Cuomo has met with Trump since he took office. The pair met in April to discuss coronavirus testing. Read MoreCuomo and Trump have a history of publicly sparring, sometimes becoming combative earlier in the pandemic as New York requested coronavirus-related resources. But the governor said his April meeting about testing was productive and a"very good conversation." Presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway told reporters Wednesday morning that they would also be discussing the economic and medical impacts of coronavirus. She also suggested Trump could bring up the topic of nursing homes, calling Cuomo's decision to send Covid patients to nursing homes"a huge screw-up in New York."The meeting comes as New York state, the state hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, begins to phase into reopening.On Tuesday, Cuomo said New York has reported its lowest daily death toll from Covid-19 since the pandemic began in the US. But in New York City, an epicenter for coronavirus infections in the US, Mayor Bill de Blasio said indicators remain mixed.According to Johns Hopkins University's tally of cases in the US, New York state has confirmed more than 363,000 coronavirus cases and more than 29,000 coronavirus deaths.CNN's Nicole Chavez and Mark Morales contributed to this report.
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