Trump spars with Cuomo on Twitter about federal funding, saying that he's been 'calling daily, even hourly, begging for everything'

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• On Tuesday, President Donald Trump sparred with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Twitter over federal funding towards the state's coronavirus response. 
• Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday to air his grievances, claiming that Cuomo has been begging him daily for supplies. 
• Cuomo has asked the federal government to help assist his state fight the spread of COVID-19, though Trump has repeatedly blamed states for lacking the supplies they need.
• New York State has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the country by far and has become the global epicenter of the pandemic. 
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President Donald Trump antagonized New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, writing on Twitter that Cuomo has been "calling daily, even hourly, begging for everything."

Cuomo is leading New York's response to battling COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. The state has been the hardest-hit in the country, reporting over 203,000 confirmed cases and more than 10,000 deaths from COVID-19 as of Tuesday. New York state accounts for over one-third of America's total coronavirus cases and 42% of the deaths. 

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