Donald Trump slammed for tweet on death of Dwyane Wade’s cousin

Donald Trump caused a hailstorm of angry tweets to be lobbed his way when he responded on Twitter to the death of NBA star Dwyane Wade’s cousin.

On Friday, Wade issued a tweet in which he said his cousin was shot and killed in Chicago.

Wade’s cousin, Nykea Aldridge, was pushing her baby in a stroller near a Chicago school where she intended to register her children when she was fatally shot Friday, according to the Associated Press.

Trump sent out a tweet Saturday morning, which read “Dwyane Wade’s cousin was just shot and killed walking her baby in Chicago. Just what I have been saying. African-Americans will VOTE TRUMP!”

Initially, Trump misspelled Wade’s name before he re-issued the tweet with a correction.

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Actor Don Cheadle slammed Donald Trump Saturday, calling out Trump for politicizing the death of Nykea Aldridge, the cousin of Wade.

Cheadle went off on a Twitter rant which began with “You are truly a POS.”

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Later, Trump issued a tweet of condolences to Wade.

Other celebrities also expressed their opinions on the social media outlet.

The response wasn’t limited to celebrities