*You can count actor/director Don Cheadle among the folks pissed at Donald Trump who, on Saturday, politicized the killing of NBAer Dwyane Wade‘s cousin, Nykea Aldridge, with this tweet: “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!”
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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 27, 2016
Cheadle quoted the GOP presidential candidate’s original tweet, writing “You are truly a POS,” and then followed up with another tweet: “Sorry. I misspelled ‘die in a grease fire.’”
You are truly a POS https://t.co/cyTwxgxwDh
— Don Cheadle (@DonCheadle) August 27, 2016
Sorry. I misspelled “die in a grease fire.” https://t.co/16K2iq1pF4
— Don Cheadle (@DonCheadle) August 27, 2016
Cheadle’s missives launched dozens more tweets condemning Trump. When one twitter user tweeted at Cheadle, “he didn’t send any condolences or anything , I found that to be in poor taste,” the actor wrote, “He doesn’t give a fkk. More red meat to his alt-right troglodytes.”
He doesn’t give a fkk. More red meat to his alt-right troglodytes. https://t.co/TmfDT7Utw7
— Don Cheadle (@DonCheadle) August 27, 2016
As Variety reports, the actor took other jabs at Trump including, “He can’t name all 50 states.”
He can’t name all 50 states … https://t.co/EPLMXmwr30
— Don Cheadle (@DonCheadle) August 27, 2016
Cheadle wasn’t the only celebrity upset by Trump’s tweet. Singer Michelle Williams tweeted at him, “An absolute disgrace.”
@realDonaldTrump An absolute disgrace
— Michelle Williams (@RealMichelleW) August 27, 2016
Trump’s tweet was a reaction to Wade, who tweeted on Friday, “My cousin was killed today in Chicago. Another act of senseless gun violence. 4 kids lost their mom for NO REASON. Unreal. #EnoughIsEnough.”
Read MORE about the tragic killing HERE.
It’s obvious Trumps tweets are part of attempt to win the African-American vote. During a rally on Wednesday, he said, “Hillary Clinton is a bigot who sees people of color only as votes, not as human beings worthy of a better future.”
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