Trump on Tuesday announced that he had called off negotiations aiming to secure a bipartisan COVID-19 relief package, insisting he would instead look to push one through after the election—should he win.

Biden criticized this call and said he feels the nation “desperately needs” further such support.

“Donald Trump ended the efforts to pass bipartisan relief that our nation desperately needs,” Biden said. “He ended talks that would get help for businesses and schools, for families struggling and for those unemployed, that would have preserved hundreds of jobs.

“Make no mistake: if you are out of work, if your business is closed, if your child’s school is shut down, if you are seeing layoffs in your community, Donald Trump decided today that none of that—none of it—matters to him.”

He went on to criticize Trump stating he wants the Senate to prioritize the confirmation of his Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett.

“There will be no help from Washington for the foreseeable future,” Biden said. “Instead, he wants the Senate to use its time to confirm his Supreme Court Justice nominee before the election, in a mad dash to make sure that the Court takes away your health care coverage as quickly as possible.”

Biden shared his statement on Twitter with the message: “The President turned his back on you.”

Newsweek has contacted the White House and the Biden campaign for further comment.

As well as Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has also spoken out against Trump’s decision.

“Walking away from coronavirus talks demonstrates that President Trump is unwilling to crush the virus, as is required by the Heroes Act,” she said, referring to Democrat-written legislation passed by the House that has been rejected in the Republican-led Senate.

“He shows his contempt for science, his disdain for our heroes—in health care, first responders, sanitation, transportation, food workers, teachers, teachers, teachers and others—and he refuses to put money in workers’ pockets, unless his name is printed on the check.”

Some Republican lawmakers have also questioned the move.

After ending talks, Trump said he would sign a standalone bill on stimulus checks, though a piecemeal approach has previously been rejected by Democrats.

There is a broad consensus among lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, the White House and the public that further relief is needed.

However, the amount of money that should be spent has proved a point of disagreement—with Democrats pushing for higher amounts than the Republicans have indicated they are willing to go for.

There have been more than 7.4 million confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins University figures.

The graphic below, from Statista, shows the nations which have the most confirmed cases as of October 5.