New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Andrew CuomoNYT editorial board remembers Ginsburg: She 'will forever have two legacies' New York to honor Ginsburg with statue in Brooklyn New York City bus driver knocked out by passenger he told to wear a mask MORE (D) on Tuesday praised Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) for obtaining 500,000 coronavirus tests for his state from South Korea.

"It's not what states are normally responsible for. ... He really thought outside the box and was creative,” Cuomo said of Hogan while speaking at a daily press conference.

NY Gov. Cuomo says he felt “diminished as a governor” when his daughter asked him why he didn't think of buying test kits from South Korea like Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan did https://t.co/UXPuQyaR0P pic.twitter.com/umaDcdKtU5 — CBS News (@CBSNews) April 21, 2020

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On Monday Hogan announced that the state acquired the tests after 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 has repeatedly said it is the states’ responsibility to increase testing, not his, though his administration has taken some actions to try to help bump up capacity. Trump announced Sunday he would use the Defense Production Act to increase supplies of swabs, one of the key supplies facing shortages.

Cuomo said that though it was smart for Hogan to acquire the tests himself, it’s not sustainable for each state to follow suit.

“But that piece is where the federal government can help us,” Cuomo said. “Let the federal government figure out South Korea, China and international supply issues, rather than have 50 states now figure out how to be like Governor Hogan.”

Hogan and Cuomo serve on the National Governors Association as chairman and vice chairman, respectively.

Cuomo said he learned about Hogan purchasing the tests from South Korea while watching the evening news with his daughters, and it made him feel “diminished as a governor.”

"Larry Hogan is a better governor,” Cuomo added.