“And any fan of mine/who’s a supporter of his/I’m drawing in the sand a line/you’re either for or against,” he rapped, shortly before giving the middle finger to the camera.

In “The Ringer,” the opening track of the new album, Eminem appears to second-guess himself, rapping that “if I could go back, I’d at least reword it/and say I empathize with the people this evil serpent sold the dream to that he’s deserted.”

He goes on:

That line in the sand, was it even worth it?

‘Cause the way I see people turning

Is making it seem worthless

It’s starting to defeat the purpose

I’m watching my fan base shrink to thirds

And I was just trying to do the right thing, but word

He also said, referring to the president, that “Agent Orange just sent the Secret Service/to meet in person to see if I really think of hurting him/or ask if I’m linked to terrorists/I said, ‘Only when it comes to ink and lyricists.’”

It had not been previously reported that the Secret Service had visited the rapper, and the claim — assuming it was meant seriously — could not immediately be verified.