Colin Kaepernick suggests Trump 'targeted' and 'minimized' him for national anthem protests

Former San Francisco 49ers sack machine Aldon Smith joins the ‘All Facts No Brakes’ podcast with Keyshawn Johnson to discuss former teammate Colin Kaepernick.

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 podcast, "The Future of Everything."

Kaepnerick protested police brutality by taking a knee 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 a contract when Kaepernick was no longer with the 49ers and was not signed by another team.

"They [NFL owners] don't want to get a nasty tweet from Donald Trump. Do you believe that?" Trump said at a rally in Louisville, Kentucky, March 21, 2017.

Trump took a stronger stance on the subject during an infamous tirade in September that year at a rally for Republican Sen. Luther Strange. At that point, Kaepernick was no longer in the NFL, but other players in the league started to follow his example by kneeling during games. 

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Former President Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich.  (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

"Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a b---- off the field right now. 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