--- ---  # Eminem Isn't Done With Trump. Here's the One Thing He Wants by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Dec 18, 2017 3:53 PM UTC  Eminem performs on stage during the MTV EMAs 2017 held at The SSE Arena, Wembley on November 12, 2017 in London, England. Eminem performs on stage during the MTV EMAs 2017 held at The SSE Arena, Wembley on November 12, 2017 in London, England.Kevin Mazur—WireImage by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Dec 18, 2017 3:53 PM UTC If the President puts [Eminem](http://time.com/4985439/eminem-trump-meme/) on blast, he’ll be ready. In an [interview with _New York_ magazine](http://www.vulture.com/2017/12/eminem-in-conversation.html), the rapper discussed his new album _Revival_ and doubled down on his [fiery verbal assaults on one of the planet’s most powerful players](http://time.com/4977535/eminem-trump-freestyle-rap-lyrics/). “All jokes aside, all punch lines aside, I’m trying to get a message out there about him. I want our country to be great too, I want it to be the best it can be, but it’s not going to be that with him in charge,” he told _New York_. Eminem isn’t satisfied with just [firing off disses](http://time.com/4985439/eminem-trump-meme/) though. He wants a response. Trump’s proven he’s not opposed to calling out celebrities. And if POTUS addresses Eminem, ever the soldier in the rap battle, Slim Shady has a plan. “I want him to answer me because I got ideas for all kinds of sh-t to say back to him if he does…I’m not going to give any away now, but I’ve got lines ready if he says something about me.” Eminem’s [freestyle cypher at the BET Hip Hop Awards](http://time.com/4977218/eminem-freestyle-trump-bet-hip-hop-awards/) made headlines for his torrential takedown of White House policies. But he wasn’t always at political odds with Trump. Weirdly enough, in 2004, Trump starred in a [television stunt](http://time.com/4978126/trump-eminem-endorsement/) to officially “endorse” the rapper for a [mock political run](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4q0S%5FJs3E8). Eminem Is Ready for a Trump Battle in Revival Interview ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5068754/eminem-new-album-on-trump/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5068754/eminem-new-album-on-trump/"},"headline":"Eminem Isn't Done With Trump. Here's the One Thing He Wants","datePublished":"2017-12-18T15:53:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:20.369Z","description":"\"I’ve got lines ready if he says something about me\"","url":"https://time.com/5068754/eminem-new-album-on-trump/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Eminem","Donald Trump","trump","onetime","President Donald Trump"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt21d98b23ed67911c/6988e59a8fd2eeaac53599e6/eminem-emas.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt21d98b23ed67911c/6988e59a8fd2eeaac53599e6/eminem-emas.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"MTV EMAs 2017 - Show","caption":"MTV EMAs 2017 - Show","creditText":"Kevin Mazur—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5068754/eminem-new-album-on-trump/","name":"Eminem Isn't Done With Trump. Here's the One Thing He Wants"}}]}] ```