Ivanka Trump mourned Kate Spade on Tuesday after the renowned fashion designer was found dead of apparent suicide in her New York City apartment.
Spade’s death came as a shock to many, and Trump urged people struggling with mental health to seek help. Trump included information to a suicide hotline in her tweet.
“Kate Spade’s tragic passing is a painful reminder that we never truly know another’s pain or the burden they carry. If you are struggling with depression and contemplating suicide, please, please seek help,” Trump wrote.
Kate Spade’s tragic passing is a painful reminder that we never truly know another’s pain or the burden they carry. If you are struggling with depression and contemplating suicide, please, please seek help. https://t.co/eruSexNoGj
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) June 5, 2018
Chelsea Clinton noted that she still has the first Kate Spade bag that her grandmother gave her when she was in college.
“Holding Kate’s family, friends and loved ones in my heart,” Clinton tweeted.
My grandmother gave me my first Kate Spade bag when I was in college. I still have it. Holding Kate’s family, friends and loved ones in my heart.
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) June 5, 2018
Clinton later retweeted information to a suicide prevention hotline.

