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Social media slams Donald Trump for tweet about Dwyane Wade's cousin's death

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Aug 28, 2016

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to comment on the death of Nykea Aldridge, cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade, stirring controversy and sparking outrage on social media.

>> While Dwyane Wade reacts to cousin’s death, Donald Trump politicizes tragedy

"Dwayne Wade's (sic) cousin was just shot and killed walking her baby in Chicago," Trump initially wrote Saturday morning, misspelling Wade's first name. "Just what I have been saying. African-Americans will VOTE TRUMP!"

That tweet apparently was deleted and later replaced with one using the correct spelling Saturday afternoon.

>> See the corrected tweet here

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Trump later tweeted condolences to the Wade family.

Critics slammed Trump for politicizing Aldridge's death.

>> Click here or scroll down to see what they were saying

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