President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE on Wednesday said he called New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Andrew CuomoNew York City bus driver knocked out by passenger he told to wear a mask 44 percent of high earners have considered leaving New York City: poll Media's anti-Trump coronavirus spin has real consequences MORE (D) and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Bill de BlasioThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - White House moves closer to Pelosi on virus relief bill New York again pushes back in-person classes The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine, masks MORE (D) following a deadly attack in New York City.

“Just spoke with @NYGovCuomo and @NYCMayor de Blasio to let them know that the federal government... ...fully supports any and all of their efforts with respect to the West Side attack. #NYCStrong,” Trump wrote in two tweets.

Just spoke with @NYGovCuomo and @NYCMayor de Blasio to let them know that the federal government... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2017

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Trump called the New York lawmakers after both had said at a press conference earlier in the day that the president had not reached out following the truck attack that left eight people dead in lower Manhattan.

De Blasio said he received calls from Trump’s Homeland Security adviser, Tom Bossert, and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke.

The White House also confirmed during the Wednesday press briefing that Trump called the mayor and the governor.

The suspect in the attack, 29 year-old Sayfullo Saipov, has been taken into custody.

The New York Police Department's (NYPD) deputy commissioner for intelligence and counter-terrorism, John Miller, said in a Wednesday press briefing that the alleged attacker committed the act “in the name of” the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.