2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTrump is getting backlash for a tweet about the fatal shooting of NBA star Dwyane (sp) Wade's cousin
Donald Trump is getting backlash for a tweet about the fatal shooting of NBA star Dwyane Wade's cousin, in which he proclaimed, "Just what I have been saying. African-Americans will VOTE TRUMP!"
Critics immediately pounced on the tweet, which was sent out Saturday morning, a day after 32-year-old Nykea Aldridge was shot on Chicago's South Side while pushing her newborn in a stroller.
"You are disgusting," one person tweeted at Trump.
Others pointed out that the GOP presidential nominee misspelled Wade's first name at the beginning of the tweet, in which he wrote, "Dwayne Wade's cousin was just shot and killed walking her baby in Chicago."
"You can't pretend to care enough to check the spelling of his name before exploiting his cousin's horrific death?" one Twitter user asked.
Trump recently began reaching out directly to black voters following polls that show he has the support of just 8 percent of African-Americans. While black voters historically vote Democrat more often than Republican, Trump's polling numbers on the black vote are particularly low.
This is hardly the first time a Trump tweet has prompted controversy, particularly after a tragedy. Following the Pulse Nightclub mass shooting in Orlando the deadliest mass shooting ever in modern U.S. history Trump tweeted: "Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism, I don't want congrats, I want toughness & vigilance. We must be smart!"
http://www.nbcnews.com/card/trump-excoriated-tweet-about-dwyane-wades-cousin-n638706
randome
(34,845 posts)[hr][font color="blue"][center]Birds are territorial creatures.
The lyrics to the songbird's melodious trill go something like this:
"Stay out of my territory or I'll PECK YOUR GODDAMNED EYES OUT!"[/center][/font][hr]
jmowreader
(50,559 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)A yuuggeeeeee part of the American electorate find him disgusting and will not vote for him, period, nada. That undercover voter is slowly disappearing. Even his comrades in arms are plotting again to obstruct HRC while president of the USA. T-rump and the GOPs are worthless.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Wolf will bring up BS false equivalency to defend Cheeto Hitler once again I have no doubt!
Lefthacker
(264 posts)Until the all star team hits the campaign trail after Labor Day. Pres. Obama will calmly, passionately and in a beautifully articulate manner bury Trumps sorry ass.
Stuckinthebush
(10,845 posts)Can't you see her?
"Damn it! Fire the bastard who gave him his phone!"
Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)Just unreal that someone who wants to lead this country would dance on the grave of a mother to try to congratulate himself. Just enraging.
Now this family gets to not only see this incredible callous tweet, they get to watch the media make light of the tragedy that happened to their family for the next couple weeks. Unimaginable for a leader to do this to that family.
anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)LenaBaby61
(6,974 posts)That "Black Twitter" descended upon that racist POS like a flock of LOCUST ....
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,002 posts)... and dominating the news cycle. He is still stuck in Primaries mode, with a bit of an alt-right tailwind.