The New York City comptroller said that President Trump is responsible for his mother's coronavirus-related death.

Comptroller Scott Stringer's mother, Arlene Stringer-Cuevas, 86, died on Friday after testing positive for coronavirus. During a Monday interview on CNN, Stringer blamed Trump for his mother's death.

"In New York City, this is playing out in so many families, and I’ve got to tell you, Donald Trump has blood on his hands, and he has my mom’s blood on his hands. And he sent us a hospital ... here in the Manhattan harbor, and no one can get on that hospital," Stringer said. "This is something that’s just outrageous, and so it’s very tough to mourn under these circumstances."

He said he was angered by the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus, adding, "I think we all are. The government is supposed to protect our people, and we’re supposed to be able to protect our parents and grandparents the way they protected us — and we’re not able to do that."

Stringer continued, "Perhaps the thing I struggle with the most is, how do you mourn at a time when you can’t connect with people? There can’t be a funeral. There can’t be a traditional shiva. There’s no way to reach out to my stepfather and see him personally because he’s quarantined. My little kids can’t say goodbye to their grandma."

He pointed to the USNS Comfort, a Navy ship that is being used as a hospital, as evidence of the Trump administration's failures because it has very few patients aboard. While the vessel was sent in response to the coronavirus outbreak, it is not taking patients with COVID-19. It is only being used for patients with other ailments to alleviate the burden on hospitals filled with coronavirus patients.