{"id":2456914,"date":"2026-06-12T20:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2456914"},"modified":"2026-06-12T20:32:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:32:03","slug":"country-singer-john-rich-joins-donald-trumps-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/country-singer-john-rich-joins-donald-trumps-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Singer John Rich Joins Donald Trump\u2019s Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Country singer <b>John Rich <\/b>is<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/celebrities-whove-run-for-office-spencer-pratt-jerry-springer-and-more\/\"> wading into the world of politics<\/a> with a special position in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/donald-trump\/\"><b>President Donald Trump<\/b><\/a>\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cPresident Trump has afforded me the great honor to serve in his administration as the \u2018Special Envoy for American Landowners,\u2019\u201d Rich, 52, wrote via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/johnrich\/status\/2064013472455696832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">X<\/span><\/a> on Monday, June 8. \u201cIn this role, I look forward to representing and advocating for landowners\u2019 rights against any entity that chooses to harass or intimidate them in an effort to achieve goals contrary to those of the President. I look forward to defending our farmers and ranchers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a follow-up <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/johnrich\/status\/2064884971219632134\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">tweet<\/span><\/a>, Rich said it is \u201can honor\u201d to<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/election-2016-donald-trumps-celebrity-supporters-w448932\/\"> support Trump, 79, and his political agenda.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be able to fight for American Landowners,\u201d Rich tweeted. \u201cI intend to give it everything I\u2019ve got. Believe it!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/everyone-performing-at-donald-trumps-presidential-inauguration\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/everyone-performing-at-donald-trumps-presidential-inauguration\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Everyone Performing at Donald Trump&#8217;s Presidential Inauguration<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tPresident-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will officially be sworn into office on Monday, January 20, and the inaugural committee has assembled a long list of performers to mark the occasion. Trump, 78, served as the 45th President of the United States from 2017 to 2021 and will take the oath of office [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Rich, best known for his Big &amp; Rich band, is more than ready to step into the new arena.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m excited to have the chance to do some serious good for our landowners,\u201d he tweeted to conservative commentator <b>Riley Gaines <\/b>after she offered her congratulations. \u201cAnd you know me, I enjoy the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The United States Department of Agriculture subsequently issued a statement on Rich\u2019s appointment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAmerica\u2019s farmers, ranchers, and landowners are among the greatest stewards of our nation\u2019s resources and the backbone of our rural communities,\u201d <b>Secretary Brooke Rollins<\/b> wrote in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2026\/06\/10\/secretary-rollins-welcomes-president-trumps-appointment-john-rich-special-envoy-american-landowners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">statement<\/span><\/a> published Wednesday, June 10. \u201cPresident Trump understands that private property rights are fundamental to the American way of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">She continued, \u201cJohn Rich has long been a champion for rural America, and I look forward to working alongside him as we continue fighting for the people who feed, fuel, and clothe our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"related-title\">Celebrities Who Have Visited Mar-a-Lago Over the Years<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tPresident Donald Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago resort has been a celebrity hotspot long before the businessman entered the Oval Office. While Mar-a-Lago serves as Trump\u2019s permanent residence, the hotel is also a popular venue in Palm Beach. In addition to the Trump family putting on parties, Mar-a-Lago has been used for other stars\u2019 events, including fundraisers, concerts [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Per Rollins\u2019 statement, Rich will serve as a \u201cleading advocate for America\u2019s farmers, ranchers and private landowners\u201d to ensure their concerns are heard and rights are protected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHe will engage directly with landowners across the country and work to address challenges posed by government overreach, activist pressure campaign and outside interests that threaten private property rights and the long-term viability of rural communities,\u201d the website reads. \u201cA key focus of Rich\u2019s work will be advocating for landowners facing pressure related to large-scale solar and wind development that may impact productive farmland, ranchland, and rural livelihoods. He will work closely with USDA leadership and stakeholders to ensure landowners have a strong voice in decisions affecting their property and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Rich previously appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/celebrity-apprentice-finale-leeza-gibbons-wins-the-show-2015172\/\">Trump\u2019s <i>The Celebrity Apprentice <\/i>season 4<\/a> in 2011, which he ultimately won.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Country singer John Rich is wading into the world of politics with a special position in President Donald Trump\u2019s administration. \u201cPresident Trump has afforded me the great honor to serve in his administration as the \u2018Special Envoy for American Landowners,\u2019\u201d Rich, 52, wrote via X on Monday, June 8. \u201cIn this role, I look forward [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2456915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24003,22048],"class_list":["post-2456914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-politics"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Country-Singer-John-Rich-Joins-Donald-Trumps-Administration.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2456914"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2456916,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456914\/revisions\/2456916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2456915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2456914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2456914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2456914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}