Singer John Legend ripped President Trump in a tweet on Saturday, saying the president is "consistently loyal to white supremacists and Putin." 

Trump is only consistently loyal to white supremacists and Putin — John Legend (@johnlegend) September 23, 2017

The singer took aim at Trump in a string of tweets on Saturday after the president went after NFL players who kneel in protest during games when the national anthem plays. 

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"The White House is again urging the firing of people who exercise free speech to fight for equality and justice.  Shameful," Legend tweeted. 

The White House is again urging the firing of people who exercise free speech to fight for equality and justice.  Shameful. —  John Legend (@johnlegend) September 23, 2017

Trump is the opposite of a patriot — John Legend (@johnlegend) September 23, 2017

Legend, who campaigned for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE during the 2016 campaign, has weighed in on the Kaepernick controversy before. 

Legend said last month that he is "very good" at singing the national anthem, though he doesn't love the song. 

He argued that the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback's protest "wasn't about the lyrics" but "about the value of the lives of people of color in America."