New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to the press at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, on March 27, 2020. (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

(CNSNews.com) - As the coronavirus pandemic boosts the public profile of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, some of Cuomo's fellow Democrats say he would be a better 2020 presidential candidate than Joe Biden would be.

President Trump apparently agrees:

"Now if he's going to run, that's fine," Trump told "Fox & Friends" Monday morning.

I wouldn't mind running against Andrew. I've known Andrew for a long time. I wouldn't mind that, but I'll be honest, I think he'd be a better candidate than sleepy Joe I wouldn't mind running against Andrew. I don't mind running against Joe Biden. I watch these critiques of me, and they're highly sophisticated critiques, you know, where they're written out, 'Joe Biden has said,' and then they put this very highly sophisticated statement out. I said, Joe Biden didn't write that statement and Joe Biden doesn't even, I guarantee he didn't even see that statement. So no, I think probably Andrew would be better. I'm telling you right now, you know, I want somebody at this country that's going to do a great job, and I hope I'm going to win, and the polls say I'm going to win. Now it's every poll says I'm going to win because you know, you say he's gotten good marks, but I've gotten great marks on what we've done with respect to this. I've gotten great marks, and even from almost every Democrat governor, so I've gotten great marks also. But we want to always make sure we have a great president, somebody that's capable. I personally don't think Joe Biden's capable. We'll see what happens. You know, I wish him luck.

Trump said one of the reasons Cuomo's poll numbers are so high is because "we give him ships and we give him ventilators and we give him all of the things that we're giving him, Steve, and you know, we're giving him four hospitals and four medical centers and all of the things that we've done...Well one of the reasons he's successful is because we've helped make him successful."







