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Rudy Giuliani slammed for telling Eminem to leave US for kneeling at Super Bowl LVI

The veteran rapper knelt at the Super Bowl following a performance of his Oscar-winning hit 'Lose Yourself' as co-headliner Dr Dre played the piano

Rudy Giuliani was slammed on social media after he advised Eminem to "go to another country" after the sensational rapper took a knee during Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show performance on Sunday, February 13.

The former New York City mayor made his comments on his eponymous radio show Monday, February 14, after the veteran rapper knelt at the Super Bowl following a performance of his Oscar-winning hit 'Lose Yourself' as co-headliner Dr Dre played the piano. Taking a knee has become synonymous with protesting racial injustice and police brutality since former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick first knelt on the field as the national anthem played before a game in 2016.

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A clip of Eminem taking a knee went viral on social media and garnered millions of views, garnering various reactions by fans as well as critics. Giuliani wasn't alone in his criticism as he was accompanied by several prominent conservatives who lashed out at the rapper. Donald Trump Jr likened Eminem's appearance to talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.

"Let's get right to Eminem taking a knee," Giuliani said during a segment of the Rudy Guiliani Show on Monday. "Why doesn't he go to another country? I mean, go take a knee someplace else. Do you know how many cops were defending him and protecting him at that game yesterday? I mean crime is way out of control in Los Angeles."

"He thinks that all happened because everybody loves Eminem?" Giuliani continued. "The simple reality is the NFL has made a mockery of law enforcement, particularly with its support for the cop-killing Black Lives Matter."

Giuliani's comments did not sit well with fans of Eminem on social media.  

"So just kneeling is now a problem? The Anthem was not playing? Kneeling? Are we talking about just kneeling? In my Iverson voice.," one tweeted.

"I would pay $50 for the track/album where Eminem disses Rudy. I might go higher if it features Dre and Snoop," another wrote.

"So, Rudy became a music critic after he was booted off Masked Singer before the first episode even aired? It's like Rudy becoming a film critic before watching the daily rushes of the Borat movie," someone else added.

Giuliani, aside from taking aim at Eminem, also slammed Super Bowl halftime performer Snoop Dogg, mocking his rapping style and calling him "Snoop 'kill police' Doggy Dogg." He said on Monday, "Just a few days ago he put out a song if that's what he does. To me, he's kind of like [unintelligible grumbling sound]... ere's a good thing: you know, he uses the n-word and dirty...I don't even understand him, so you know, it doesn't have a big effect on me." He added, "The only way I knew the lyrics of his song kept using the n-word and kept encouraging people to kill police officers was because somebody gave me the lyrics. I would not have been able to understand a word that he said."

Giuliani was likely referring to a song Dogg released with fellow rapper J5 Slap last month titled 'Police.' The track has courted controversy and prompted a New York police group to boycott the Super Bowl, especially after lyrics that encourage listeners to "start shooting" law enforcement, Newsweek reported.