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Donald Trump Tweets About Nykea Aldridge Death Condemned By Almost Everyone

Spoiler alert: It didn't go well.

Donald Trump tried yet again to court black voters, and failed spectacularly.

The Republican presidential nominee tweeted about the death of Chicago mom Nykea Aldridge, who was shot while pushing her baby in a stroller.

Aldridge was the cousin of popular Chicago Bulls player Dwyane Wade.

Trump originally misspelled the NBA star's first name in his tweet, which he then deleted and reposted with the correct spelling. It was only hours later that he expressed his condolences to the family.

But Twitter — from celebrities to normal folks — was having none of it.

Rival Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has an enormous lead over Trump in terms of black voter support, leading 91 per cent to his one per cent.

Earlier this month, Trump said black voters should vote for him because their communities are suffering under a Democratic government.

"What do you have to lose by trying something new, like Trump?” he said.

“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?”

This is the second time Trump has tried to use a tragedy to court voters. After the shooting at a gay Orlando nightclub that killed nearly 50 people, he posted a humblebrag about "being right about radical Islamic terrorism."

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