DONALD Trump slammed former US President George W. Bush's calls to end partisanship amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Trump said his fellow Republican "was nowhere to be found" when he faced trial over his alleged dealings with Ukraine during his impeachment last December.

He pointed to comments by Fox & Friends co-host Pete Hesgeth, who asked why Bush didn't suggest "putting partisanship aside" amid the Senate trial.

"@PeteHesgeth "Oh bye (sic) the way, I appreciate the message from former President Bush, but where was he during Impeachment calling for putting partisanship aside."," Trump wrote.

"@foxandfriends He was nowhere to be found in speaking up against the greatest Hoax in American history!"

Trump was responding to a video shared by Bush on Twitter Saturday afternoon, in which the former president calls on Americans to come together during the coronavirus outbreak.

Bush speaks to the strength of the American people as a montage of images and videos taken during the pandemic play in the background.

"Let us remember how small our differences are in the face of this shared threat. In the final analysis, we are not partisan combatants," Bush says in the roughly three-minute clip.

"We are human beings, equally vulnerable, and equally wonderful, in the sight of God."

"We are human beings, equally vulnerable, and equally wonderful, in the sight of God."

He reminded people that everyone should do their part to help those most in need during this time, saying: "empathy and simple kindness are essential, powerful tools of national recovery."

Bush invoked the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in his speech, noting that America has faced "times of testing before."

He ended his message on a note of hope: "We rise or fall together, and we are determined to rise."

The House impeached Trump last December for allegedly pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden.

He was acquitted by the Senate in February.

Although Bush never publicly commented on the allegations against Trump, he and other members of his family have criticized the president and his policies.

Former first lady Barbara Bush told USA Today last March that she no longer considers herself a Republican following Trump's rise.

The former US president's message of unity comes as the COVID-19 death toll continues to rise.

At least one million people nationwide have contracted the killer disease while more than 67,400 have died from it.

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