Colin Kaepernick thanks Eminem after rapper torches Donald Trump in explosive video

Colin Kaepernick thanks Eminem for his shoutout during the rapper's anti-Donald Trump freestyle.

Rapper Eminem unleashed an explosive attack on President Donald Trump in form of a freestyle called "The Storm."

Eminem called out Trump for a variety of issues ranging from immigration to Trump's handling of the situation in Charlottesville earlier this year. The rapper also gave a shoutout to Colin Kaepernick. He rapped,"F—- that, this is for Colin, ball up a fist and keep that s—- balled like Donald the b——."

Kaepernick responded on Twitter and said he appreciates Eminem.

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Eminem has rapped in defense of Kaepernick in the past. Kap still doesn't have a job in the NFL after kneeling during the national anthem last year when he was the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers.

The Kaepernick issue and kneeling during the anthem in general is among the most divisive in sports at the moment, and it doesn't look like it will be going away anytime soon.