--- title: Donald Trump: Tweet About Dwyane Wade's Cousin Gets Backlash description: Donald Trump sparked outrage Saturday when he used the shooting death of Dwyane Wade's cousin as a reason black voters will support him canonical: https://time.com/4469359/donald-trump-dwyane-wade-cousin-tweet-backlash/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-27T16:53:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T03:27:07.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump Sparks Backlash With Tweet About Death of Dwyane Wade's Cousin og:description: He said Nykea Aldridge's death is a reason black voters will support him og:url: https://time.com/4469359/donald-trump-dwyane-wade-cousin-tweet-backlash/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9d94b9bcb60dfab3/6988a3e0fb4eac426488ee4d/donald-trump-dwyane-wade.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Donald Trump Campaigns In New Hampshire og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump Sparks Backlash With Tweet About Death of Dwyane Wade's Cousin twitter:description: He said Nykea Aldridge's death is a reason black voters will support him twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9d94b9bcb60dfab3/6988a3e0fb4eac426488ee4d/donald-trump-dwyane-wade.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump Sparks Backlash With Tweet About Death of Dwyane Wade's Cousin  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Updated: Dec 13, 2023 3:27 AM CUTPublished: Aug 27, 2016 4:53 PM CUT  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H., on Aug. 25, 2016. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H., on Aug. 25, 2016.Keith Bedford—The Boston Globe/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Updated: Dec 13, 2023 3:27 AM CUTPublished: Aug 27, 2016 4:53 PM CUT Donald Trump sparked outrage on Saturday when he used the shooting death of basketball star Dwyane Wade’s cousin as a reason black voters will support his presidential campaign. Nykea Aldridge, a 32-year-old mother of four, was [fatally shot in Chicago on Friday afternoon](http://time.com/4469309/dwyane-wade-nykea-aldridge-shooting/ "undefined") while pushing her baby in a stroller and walking to register her children for school. “Dwayne Wade’s cousin was just shot and killed walking her baby in Chicago. Just what I have been saying. African-Americans will VOTE TRUMP!” Trump wrote on Twitter on Saturday morning, spelling Wade’s name incorrectly. Trump then deleted the original tweet and posted a [new version](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/769571710924263424 "undefined"), changing only the spelling Wade’s name. He later added his condolences in a third tweet. “My condolences to Dwyane Wade and his family, on the loss of Nykea Aldridge. They are in my thoughts and prayers,” he [posted](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/769592508879892480 "undefined"). Trump has made attempts to [appeal to black voters](http://time.com/4466179/donald-trump-black-voters-election/ "undefined") in recent weeks, while polls have shown his support among black voters to be [dramatically low](http://time.com/4389251/donald-trump-1-percent-support-poll/ "undefined"). “You’re living in poverty. Your schools are no good. You have no jobs. Fifty-eight percent of your youth is unemployed. What the hell do you have to lose?” Trump said during [a speech in Michigan](http://time.com/4460237/donald-trump-to-black-voters-what-the-hell-do-you-have-to-lose/ "undefined") earlier this month. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/769526017887080449) > [](https://twitter.com/DonCheadle/status/769544407368421377) > [](https://twitter.com/ktzhu/status/769569277716213760) > [](https://twitter.com/NumbersMuncher/status/769530094058602496) > [](https://twitter.com/MatthewKick/status/769538281491066880) > [](https://twitter.com/Oliverdirtyb/status/769532685018656768) > [](https://twitter.com/EsotericCD/status/769527338803589121) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4469359/donald-trump-dwyane-wade-cousin-tweet-backlash/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4469359/donald-trump-dwyane-wade-cousin-tweet-backlash/"},"headline":"Donald Trump Sparks Backlash With Tweet About Death of Dwyane Wade's Cousin","datePublished":"2016-08-27T16:53:41.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T03:27:07.000Z","description":"He said Nykea Aldridge's death is a reason black voters will support him","url":"https://time.com/4469359/donald-trump-dwyane-wade-cousin-tweet-backlash/","keywords":["Donald Trump","Basketball","Race","Illinois"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9d94b9bcb60dfab3/6988a3e0fb4eac426488ee4d/donald-trump-dwyane-wade.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9d94b9bcb60dfab3/6988a3e0fb4eac426488ee4d/donald-trump-dwyane-wade.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Donald Trump Campaigns In New Hampshire","caption":"Donald Trump Campaigns In New Hampshire","creditText":"Keith Bedford—The Boston Globe/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/donald-trump/","name":"Donald Trump"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4469359/donald-trump-dwyane-wade-cousin-tweet-backlash/","name":"Donald Trump Sparks Backlash With Tweet About Death of Dwyane Wade's Cousin"}}]}] ```