Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) hit back at President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE after the president attacked him and other governors who have criticized the federal response to coronavirus Sunday.

‘You wasted precious months when you could've taken action to protect Americans & Illinoisans. You should be leading a national response instead of throwing tantrums from the back seat,” Pritzker tweeted Sunday. “Where were the tests when we needed them? Where's the PPE [personal protective equipment]? Get off Twitter & do your job.”

You wasted precious months when you could've taken action to protect Americans & Illinoisans.



You should be leading a national response instead of throwing tantrums from the back seat.



Where were the tests when we needed them?



Where's the PPE?



Get off Twitter & do your job. https://t.co/WESJITCAwg — Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) March 22, 2020

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Earlier in the day, Trump tweeted that Pritzker and “a very small group of certain other Governors, together with Fake News @CNN& Concast (MSDNC), shouldn’t be blaming the Federal Government for their own shortcomings” after Pritzker told CNN’s Jake Tapper Jacob (Jake) Paul TapperPence aide dismisses concerns rushed vote on Trump nominee will hurt vulnerable senators Klobuchar: GOP can't use 'raw political power right in middle of an election' The Memo: Media accused of using kid-gloves on Biden MORE that an inadequate federal response had forced states affected by the virus to compete for resources, telling Tapper it “should have been a coordinated effort by the federal government.”

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) also blasted the tweet, telling Trump to “please step up and be a leader.”

“While you have been yammering about hoaxes and fake news, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit all over America. @GovPritzker and others have filled this country’s leadership gap. Lead or get out of their way,” Lightfoot added.

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