Former NFL quarterback and social justice activist Colin Kaepernick spoke out against former President Trump ahead of Tuesday’s election during an interview Friday with The Wall Street Journal’s podcast, “The Future of Everything.”

Kaepnerick protested police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem at San Francisco 49ers games in 2016. Trump won the election that year and, in March 2017, took credit for the player’s lack of contract when Kaepernick was no longer with the 49ers and was not signed by another team.

“They (NFL owners) I don’t want to receive a nasty tweet from Donald Trump. Do you believe that?” Trump said at a rally in Louisville, Kentucky, on March 21, 2017.

Trump took a stronger stance on the issue during an infamous tirade in September of that year at a rally by Republican Senator Luther Strange. At that time, Kaepernick was no longer in the NFL, but other players around the league began to follow his example by kneeling during games.

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Former President Trump, Republican presidential candidate, speaks at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College on Friday, November 1, 2024 in Warren, Michigan. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when someone disrespects our flag, say, ‘Get that son of a b—- off the field right now. Get out! He’s fired.’ He’s fired!'” Trump said.

Trump then reiterated his position less than a week later during an interview with “FOX & Friends” co-host Pete Hegseth.

“The NFL cannot disrespect our country. They cannot disrespect our flag or our national anthem,” Trump said.

Kaepernick reflected on the incident Friday during the interview, saying it’s “easier for him to analyze it” now than it was seven years ago.

“I think one of the key elements that’s important to think about in relation to that moment is what does it really mean that in that moment a sitting president is willing to attack an individual citizen and use the power of his office. the power of their influence, to be able to try to minimize an individual and their aspirations. So, thinking about that moment also I think greatly influences where we are today and the future that we decide to build together,” Kaepernick said.

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Colin Kaepernick participates in an exhibition pitch during halftime of the Michigan spring football game at Michigan Stadium on April 2, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Jaime Crawford/Getty Images)

The former quarterback also went into detail about how he viewed the George Floyd riots in 2020.

“I think the critical piece is whether people should be able to live better lives and whether they should be able to live without the threat of death. I think that’s fundamentally the basis of this and if we take it a step further, also, should people be discriminated against because of the color of their skin, because of their religion, because of where they live or because of their socioeconomic status? Kaepernick said.

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Colin Kaepernick interacts with fans during the Michigan spring football game at Michigan Stadium on April 2, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Jaime Crawford/Getty Images)

Kaepernick has not played in the NFL since the 49ers released him after the 2016 season. Several coaches have advocated for Kaepernick will join a team, and he had training sessions with teams in 2019, but no team has hired him.

Kaepernick also settled a 2019 complaint against the NFL that the team’s owners allegedly colluded to keep him out of the league.

In the summer of 2020, Trump advocated for teams to hire Kaepernick multiple times, but with the caveat to do so only if the former quarterback “has the ability.”

During Friday’s interview, Kaepernick stated that he follows a schedule in which he, at 36 years old, wakes up at 3:30 a.m. every day so he can maintain his NFL training in case a team wants to sign him. Kaepernick says he does all this while working as CEO of tech startup Lumi Story AI.

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