'Leave off him' Lord Sugar sparks backlash over Donald Trump tweet as ex-wife Ivana dies

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The Apprentice star Lord Sugar sparked a negative reaction on Twitter after sharing a tweet about Donald Trump just as it was announced that Ivana Trump had died.The ex-wife of the former United States president and mother to three of his children has died aged 73.Taking to Twitter, Lord Sugar posed a question about the former president to his 5.2 million followers.He wrote: “Question to sensible Americans.  “Do you think Donald Trump has any significant amount of money?“Or is he all smoke and mirrors?”This tweet sparked criticism from some people, who felt the comments were insensitive in light of Trump’s sudden loss.John wrote: “Not the time or place Al, his first wife has just died.”The Libertarian added: “His first wife Ivanka has just passed away.

RIP.”Enzo complained: “Insensitivity at its best… The man’s ex wife has just passed away…”Champ Media argued: “Maybe not the right time to raise this considering the mother of his children has just passed away.”DJ Smooth commented: “C’mon dude his ex wife he had 3 kids with JUST died.” (sic)Buy My Milk added: “His ex wife has just died, maybe leave off him for a bit.”Steven penned: “Odd timing this tweet Al when his childrens mum just died.” (sic)Lord Sugar’s tweet was sent just after the first reports came in of Ivana’s death, so it is unclear if the business mogul was aware of the news when he penned the question.The UK businessman is often critical of Trump, who was his equivalent in the original American version of the show The Apprentice.

The former president paid tribute to his first wife today on his social media platform Truth Social following the news of her death."She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life," he.