Although Trump and Cuomo sparred Tuesday on social media, it appeared the two made amends after a morning phone call. Not long after Cuomo praised the Trump administration for being "responsive" at a press conference on Tuesday, Trump told reporters at the White House press briefing that they were both "doing a really good job."

"We had a very good talk," Trump said. "I think we are right there on the same track. It's going to be very successful."

But Trump didn't let up on Whitmer during Tuesday's press briefing — defending his attacks on the Michigan governor.

"I only do that when I have to respond," the president said in response to a question about his criticism of Whitmer and other high profile Democrats. "She said that will something that was false, and therefore I did do that, and I will continue to do that. If they're not going to play fair because, you know, they have the media on their side. I don't. I just have me. And if they are not going to play fair, I'm going to do that. If they are going to play fair, there's going to be nobody better than Donald Trump in terms of bipartisanship."

The president's criticism of Whitmer on Tuesday was triggered by her appearance on MSNBC, where she said her state is working to flatten the curve by closing restaurants and bars after a federal government response that did not take the outbreak “seriously early enough.” She also outlined her plan to expand unemployment benefits as workers lose jobs and are forced to stay home amid the pandemic.

“The federal government did not take this seriously early enough, and now it is on us to make sure we’re doing everything we can based on the best facts and science available and that we are always putting the health of our people front and center,” Whitmer said on MSNBC. Trump soon after tweeted that the Michigan governor "must work harder and be much more proactive. We are pushing her to get the job done. I stand with Michigan!”

During a White House news briefing on Monday, the president also suggested that state leaders work to obtain medical equipment like respirators and ventilators on their own because of the slow federal process — a suggestion Whitmer called "mind-boggling."