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

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Donald Trump comments on shooting death of Dwyane Wade’s cousin after taking heat over tweet
WATCH ABOVE: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaking in Iowa, commented on the shooting death of NBA star Dwyane Wade's cousin in Chicago. Trump had taken heat over an earlier tweet – Aug 27, 2016

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.

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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.

WATCH: Cousin of NBA star Wade killed in Chicago shooting 
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Cousin of NBA star Wade killed in Chicago shooting

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

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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.

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The response wasn’t limited to celebrities

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https://twitter.com/MatthewKick/status/769538281491066880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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