Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpREAD: Cohen testimony alleges Trump knew Stone talked with WikiLeaks about DNC emails Trump urges North Korea to denuclearize ahead of summit Venezuela's Maduro says he fears 'bad' people around Trump MORE commended Florida Gov. Rick Scott for how he is dealing with cases of the Zika virus in Florida.

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"You have a great governor who's doing a fantastic job, Rick Scott, on the Zika, and it's a problem, it's a big problem," Trump said in an interview with CBS12 in West Palm Beach.

"But I watch and I see and I see what they're doing ... and I think he's doing a fantastic job and he's letting everyone know exactly what the problem is and how to get rid of it," the real estate tycoon continued.

"He's going to have it under control. He probably already does."

When he was asked if an emergency session of Congress would be needed to fund the effort, Trump said it's up to Scott.

"It depends on what he's looking to do, because he really seems to have it under control in Florida."

Officials in Florida said last week four cases of the Zika virus were transmitted in the continental United States.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a travel advisory this week after Florida's announcement that 10 more people have been infected. The CDC is warning pregnant women not to travel to the parts of Miami where mosquitos are believed to be spreading the virus, which can cause severe birth defects.

Scott formally asked the federal government for emergency help on Monday. He has called for additional funding to fight Zika for months.

Sen. Tim Kaine Timothy (Tim) Michael KaineTrump claims Democrats ‘don’t mind executing babies after birth’ after blocked abortion bill Democrats block abortion bill in Senate Trump unleashing digital juggernaut ahead of 2020 MORE (D-Va.), Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonREAD: Cohen testimony alleges Trump knew Stone talked with WikiLeaks about DNC emails County GOP in Minnesota shares image comparing Sanders to Hitler Holder: 'Time to make the Electoral College a vestige of the past' MORE's running mate, criticized Trump on Tuesday for failing to lead in the fight against the Zika virus.

"If you look at what Donald Trump has said on Zika, it's kind of crickets, it's like nothing," Kaine said at a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.