<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-rich" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Rich</a> said he’d give up his fame and career for the sake of his children if he had to choose.
The 49-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/country-music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">country singer</a> discussed his life priorities during a newly published <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/john-rich-sacrifice-career-music-raise-two-children" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with Fox News Digital.
&#8220;Raising your kids is the most important job a man or a woman has if they have kids &#8230; Spending time with my two boys &#8230; teaching them about the world they&#8217;re looking at today, getting them ready for what they&#8217;re going to run into when they become young men, that is job No. 1,&#8221; Rich told the outlet.
“I would never sing another note if you said, &#8216;Give up your music, give up your kids.&#8217; Are you kidding? Not even a question. … There&#8217;s nothing I would not do for my two kids,&#8221; he continued.
The “Lost In This Moment” singer has two sons with his wife Joan: Colt, 12, and Cash, 13. He also discussed how becoming a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/father" target="_blank" rel="noopener">father</a> totally changed his perspective on what’s important in life.
&#8220;I spent … all of my … 20s and 30s, that&#8217;s all I cared about was just getting out, having hit songs, selling millions of records, doing big concerts. That was my focus, my American dream,&#8221; Rich said. &#8220;But then my kids were born, and I&#8217;m like, ‘You know what? I&#8217;m still going to go do those things. But that is no longer my main focus.’&#8221;
The multi-platinum country artist said he spends time at home doing normal parent things like attending sporting events and school functions. Rich said their home life is so mundane that his sons don’t always remember he’s a celebrity.
&#8220;When I shift down into show mode and they come out on the road … they come see a concert, then their eyes bug out, they go, ‘Wow, we forgot. Dad can do that,’&#8221; Rich told the outlet. &#8220;But as soon as the show is over &#8230; I downshift right back in to being their dad.&#8221;
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Rich also explained the importance of his new single, “The Man,” which was inspired by his late great-grandfather’s challenges as a veteran following the end of World War II.
&#8220;I think the song is very important. I think it reminds people again of what true American greatness looks like,&#8221; he said. &#8220;After World War II, that is arguably the strongest America has ever been in its history … probably the decade following World War II.&#8221;

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John Rich Says He’d Give Up Fame And Career For His Kids: ‘Not Even A Question’

John Rich Says He'd Give Up Fame And Career For His Kids: 'Not Even A Question'

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Country singer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-rich">John Rich</a> said he’s had things thrown at him on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">stage</a> and offered a solution for other musicians who have the same experience.
&#8220;Yes, I&#8217;ve had some of that stuff thrown at me. More jobs than I can count,&#8221; Rich said during an <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/john-rich-mocks-culture-critics-says-nobody-can-take-a-joke-anymore">interview</a> with Fox News Digital. &#8220;Now, I started out with the band Lonestar back in the &#8217;90s, so I&#8217;ve dodged beer bottles; I&#8217;ve dodged solo cups; I&#8217;ve dodged boots… I&#8217;ve seen guys pull the boots off and throw &#8217;em at ya. So now that&#8217;s not a new thing.”
To avoid getting injured, Rich suggested using fencing to keep any thrown items from reaching the person performing. Performers have been making headlines recently as fans keep throwing things at them, with one star even <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bebe-rexha-shares-photo-with-fans-after-being-hit-in-face-by-cell-phone-at-concert">needing to get stitches</a> after being hit in the face with a cell phone. 
&#8220;We used to have bars back in Texas. We call them chicken wire bars where they would actually put a chicken wire fence in front of the stage in case somebody threw something,&#8221; the Nashville-based <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/country-music">vocalist</a> said.
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&#8220;In the video of my new song, &#8216;I&#8217;m Offended,&#8217; I&#8217;m singing on the Redneck Riviera stage with a chicken wire fence in front of me,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;And of course, everybody&#8217;s offended, right? So you better have some chicken wire. And they&#8217;re throwing beer bottles and stuff&#8217;s smashing everywhere. So yeah, that&#8217;s not a new thing.&#8221;
Rich was promoting his first single, “I’m Offended,” off his new album, “The Country Truth.” The musician said “I’m Offended” is meant to be a “funny” song poking fun at everyone.
&#8220;I look around our country and I don&#8217;t see anything funny going on at all. It doesn&#8217;t matter where you look. It&#8217;s just more bad news and more bad news,&#8221; Rich said of the new song. &#8220;So I thought, you know what America needs right now? They need something funny. They need something to come out that they can laugh with and put a grin on their face. So I was kind of looking at our culture these days, and I&#8217;m guilty of it, too, that everybody&#8217;s offended at something all the time.”
&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t matter if you&#8217;re Right, Left or in the middle. Everything&#8217;s offensive all the time. I mean, nobody can take a joke anymore,&#8221; he added. &#8220;So I wrote this song that says, &#8216;I&#8217;m offended that you&#8217;re offended. Let&#8217;s all get offended tonight. I&#8217;ll order us a beer. We can sit down right here and scream and yell and cuss and fuss and fight, yeehaw …&#8217; like just mocking the absurdity of how our country is right now because it&#8217;s just so ridiculous.&#8221;

‘Not A New Thing’: John Rich Offers Advice For Musicians Having Objects Thrown At Them Onstage

John Rich Offers Advice For Musicians Having Objects Thrown At Them Onstage

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disgustingly-abusive-gina-carano-defends-swim-champ-riley-gaines-after-attack-from-left-wing-campus-mob" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gina Carano</a> said &#8220;tears definitely flowed&#8221; while watching the emotional &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sound-of-freedom-tops-10m-in-box-office-presales" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sound of Freedom</a>&#8221; film and called on everyone to see the movie which deals with the horrors of human trafficking.
The 41-year-old actress <a href="https://twitter.com/ginacarano/status/1676732066829062144?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> on Wednesday to her 1.2 million followers about the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/absolutely-appalling-jim-caviezel-slams-christian-bigotry-happening-around-the-world" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jim Caviezel</a>-led movie and urged people to support the film from Angel Studios — the company responsible for the popular faith-based television series &#8220;The Chosen.&#8221;
&#8220;Just got out of the movie theater where I watched [SoundofFreedom] by [AngelStudiosInc] starring [JimCaviezel] based on the true story of TimBallard,&#8221; Carano tweeted.
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Just got out of the movie theater where I watched <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SoundofFreedom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SoundofFreedom</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/AngelStudiosInc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AngelStudiosInc</a> starring <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JimCaviezel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JimCaviezel</a> based on the true story of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TimBallard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TimBallard</a> .
It is a movie that is speaking about one of the most important topics in the world today.. child slavery, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HumanTrafficking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HumanTrafficking</a> 
I… <a href="https://t.co/6Np5rwNHVd">https://t.co/6Np5rwNHVd</a>
&mdash; Gina Carano 🕯 (@ginacarano) <a href="https://twitter.com/ginacarano/status/1676732066829062144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;It is a movie that is speaking about one of the most important topics in the world today&#8230; child slavery, [HumanTrafficking],&#8221; she added. &#8220;I was grateful to watch it in a theater full of other human beings. The theater was packed. It was a beautiful thing to see the support.&#8221;
&#8220;Tears definitely flowed throughout the film, with a heavy enlightening of what is happening in the world today but also with hope that this topic is finally gaining more traction and touching the hearts of people who can help make a difference,&#8221; Carano continued. &#8220;Maybe we all can just by becoming more aware. Support this movie. Go see it.&#8221;
Country superstar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-rich-discusses-how-americans-can-fight-child-trafficking-touts-movie-every-parent-in-america-needs-to-watch" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Rich</a> also took to Twitter to celebrate that the movie was &#8220;smashing box office expectations&#8221; amid reports that it was projected to score $20 million during its opening week.
&#8220;SoundOfFreedom is smashing box office expectations!&#8221; Rich tweeted. &#8220;That&#8217;s a GREAT thing to see. Please share this tweet, the link below is where you go to find theaters near you.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SoundOfFreedom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SoundOfFreedom</a> is smashing box office expectations! That’s a GREAT thing to see. Please share this tweet, the link below is where you go to find theaters near you👇 <a href="https://t.co/eMyM6nDmri">https://t.co/eMyM6nDmri</a>
&mdash; John Rich🇺🇸 (@johnrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/johnrich/status/1676219048621744129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2023</a></blockquote>
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In the film, Caviezel portrays Tim Ballard in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sound-of-freedom-film-based-on-a-true-story-exposes-horror-of-human-trafficking" target="_blank" rel="noopener">true story</a> of a federal agent who quits his job and embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue a young girl from sex slavery in South America.
The movie opened in theaters in the U.S. on July 4th and took the number one spot at the domestic box office, beating out Disney&#8217;s highly-anticipated &#8220;Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny,&#8221; among others, <a href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2023-07-05/weekly/?sort=2023-07-04&amp;ref_=bo_da__resort#table" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Box Office Mojo</a> reported.
The film scored $14.2 million at the box office ($11.5 million at the direct box office combined with another $2.6 million from <a href="https://www.angel.com/pay-it-forward/sound-of-freedom?utm_medium=direct&amp;utm_source=angel-freedom&amp;utm_campaign=sound-of-freedom-theatrical" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PAY IT FORWARD</a> tickets sold), per a release from Angel Studios.
The box office report showed that &#8220;Sound of Freedom&#8221; grossed $14,242,063 after the movie&#8217;s opening on Tuesday while Disney&#8217;s &#8220;Indiana Jones&#8221; sequel, which opened on June 30, earned $11,698,989 from more than 4,000 theaters.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gina-carano-starts-trending-on-twitter-ahead-of-her-terror-on-the-prairie-premier-on-daily-wire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gina Carano Starts Trending On Twitter Ahead Of Her &#8216;Terror On The Prairie&#8217; Premiere On Daily Wire</a>

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Gina Carano Reacts After Seeing Emotional ‘Sound of Freedom’ Film, Calls On Everyone To See It

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Country music star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-rich" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Rich</a> touted a movie “every parent in America” should watch while discussing the alarming rise in human trafficking victimizing children in the U.S. 
Rich joined Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley for a special edition of “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire/end-child-trafficking-a-conversation-with-john-rich-monday-extra" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Morning Wire</a>,” which aired Monday, and talked about his advocacy for the new film “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sound-of-freedom-film-based-on-a-true-story-exposes-horror-of-human-trafficking" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Sound of Freedom</a>.” The movie, starring Jim Caviezel, follows former government agent-turned-activist Tim Ballard who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue dozens of children from human trafficking. 
“I think people know it&#8217;s out there, but I don&#8217;t think they really understand how big it is,” Rich said of the human trafficking problem plaguing the country. “When you walk out of your back door or drive out of your driveway, you assume, ‘It&#8217;s going on somewhere, but it&#8217;s not going on in my neighborhood.’”
“And this movie shows you that it&#8217;s actually going on everywhere all the time,” Rich added. “What was so unbelievable about the way they built this film was it put you in the room. … You felt it. If you&#8217;re a parent, and you watch this movie — and trust me, every parent needs to go watch this movie — there is no way to not be completely gripped.” 
The movie hit $10 million in box office presales before its July 4 opening, and the studio is eyeing a $20 million six-day start, Deadline <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/07/jim-caviezel-box-office-sound-of-freedom-angel-studios-1235428099/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
According to a press release, the film “shines a light on even the darkest of places. After rescuing a young boy from ruthless child traffickers, a federal agent learns the boy’s sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. With time running out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, putting his life on the line to free her from a fate worse than death.”
In 2021, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said “they received more than 29.3 million CyberTipline reports, which contained around 85 million images, videos, and other content related to suspected child sexual exploitation,” Bickley noted. “That was up around 30% over the previous year.” 
Asked why there hasn’t been more focus on the human trafficking crisis, Rich responded by expressing exasperation at the failure of government officials to act. “We&#8217;ve got all these powerful people who can do something about it, yet nothing&#8217;s happening,” he said. 
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The musician then addressed how the illegal immigration crisis has worsened child exploitation in recent years. Since 2021, 250,000 unaccompanied minors have <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/us/politics/migrant-child-labor-biden.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">crossed</a> the southern border illegally, raising serious questions in Rich’s mind.  
“There are a quarter of a million kids in the U.S. right now that entered the country unaccompanied. Where are they?” Rich asked. “Have you seen 250,000 amber alerts on your iPhone? No.” 
“Why are the people in power that actually have the ability to do something about it not doing something about it? &#8230; I don&#8217;t know how this ever gets fixed other than the American public waking up en masse and finding the organizations out there [fighting child trafficking].” 
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire/end-child-trafficking-a-conversation-with-john-rich-monday-extra" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS SPECIAL EDITION OF MORNING WIRE</a>

John Rich Discusses How Americans Can Fight Child Trafficking, Touts Movie ‘Every Parent In America’ Needs To Watch

John Rich Discusses How Americans Can Fight Child Trafficking, Touts Movie 'Every Parent In America' Needs To Watch

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Country star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/darius-rucker-says-hes-grateful-he-gets-to-do-what-he-loves-but-admits-theres-a-downside" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Darius Rucker</a> recently weighed in on artists in his genre using <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wild-west-country-artists-weigh-in-on-using-ai-to-write-music">artificial intelligence</a> (AI) for songwriting, saying he&#8217;s alarmed by the technology and vowing to continue writing the old-fashioned way.
During the CMA Fest, the 57-year-old singer was asked his thoughts on using AI and whether he felt it could threaten the livelihood of songwriters like himself.
&#8220;It&#8217;s scary,&#8221; Rucker told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/darius-rucker-admits-ai-scary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a>. &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to wake up one day and have a robot standing over me. It&#8217;s scary, but technology can be that way.&#8221;
&#8220;If people were to use it and everything for songwriting… technology is just way in front of me,&#8221; he added. &#8220;So I don&#8217;t think about those things, I only keep doing things the way I do it, and write songs the way I write songs and let the chips fall where they may.&#8221;
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Darius Rucker admits AI is &#39;scary&#39;: &#39;Technology can be that way&#39; <a href="https://t.co/LWkJe4KnXn">https://t.co/LWkJe4KnXn</a>
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In a previous interview, the &#8220;Wagon Wheel&#8221; hitmaker described how he writes songs, saying he does it the same way he always has: &#8220;I write songs for me, then I hope everybody else likes it.&#8221;
Musician <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-rich-takes-swipe-at-modern-country-music-talks-ais-potential-impact-on-industry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Rich</a> recently took a swipe at modern country music during a recent discussion about the impact AI could have on the industry.
&#8220;Could AI do any worse than some of the country singers that are out there right now?&#8221; Rich asked. &#8220;I&#8217;m not sure that&#8217;s even possible.&#8221;
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While Rich didn&#8217;t call out specific recording artists, he did say AI could never replace great songwriters.
&#8220;Listen, you can&#8217;t replicate the great songwriters,&#8221; the country star said. &#8220;You just can&#8217;t. I mean, you&#8217;re talking about Albert Einstein honky-tonk songwriters.”
&#8220;I&#8217;d like to see AI write &#8216;He Stopped Loving Her Today,'&#8221; he added, referencing the famed song from the late George Jones. &#8220;It ain&#8217;t gonna happen.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-rich-takes-swipe-at-modern-country-music-talks-ais-potential-impact-on-industry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Rich Takes Swipe At Modern Country Music, Talks AI&#8217;s Potential Impact On Industry</a>

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‘It’s Scary’: Darius Rucker Weighs In On Using AI For Songwriting

‘Scary’: Darius Rucker Weighs In On Using ‘AI’ For Songwriting

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Musician <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-rich-reacts-to-garth-brooks-decision-to-keep-selling-bud-light-at-his-bar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Rich</a> took a swipe at modern country music during a recent discussion about the impact <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/300-million-jobs-will-be-lost-degraded-by-artificial-intelligence-report-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">artificial intelligence</a> could have on songwriting in the industry.
The 49-year-old country singer said the technology could possibly produce a better product than what many in the genre have been creating, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/john-rich-doesnt-think-ai-could-be-any-worse-than-state-country-music-today">Fox News</a> reported.
&#8220;Could AI do any worse than some of the country singers that are out there right now?&#8221; Rich asked. &#8220;I&#8217;m not sure that&#8217;s even possible.&#8221;
While Rich didn&#8217;t call out specific recording artists, he did say AI could never replace great songwriters.
&#8220;Listen, you can&#8217;t replicate the great songwriters,&#8221; the country star said. &#8220;You just can&#8217;t. I mean, you&#8217;re talking about Albert Einstein honky-tonk songwriters.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;d like to see AI write &#8216;He Stopped Loving Her Today,'&#8221; he added, referencing the famed song from the late George Jones. &#8220;It ain&#8217;t gonna happen.&#8221;
&#8220;Now, they might be able to take some redundant-sounding song and turn it into another redundant-sounding song, but that&#8217;s the state of country music as it is today anyways,&#8221; Rich continued. &#8220;I don&#8217;t see it as a huge threat. I think if you want to make sure that your songs stick out, why don&#8217;t you write &#8217;em and sing &#8217;em like nobody else can, including AI.&#8221;
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CMA Fest has started in Nashville! I&#39;ll be singing live at my bar, Redneck Riviera at 3pm today and 5pm on Friday. Hope to see you there! <a href="https://twitter.com/rnrbarnash?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rnrbarnash</a>
&mdash; John Rich🇺🇸 (@johnrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/johnrich/status/1666796950002319365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The comments were similar to what country artists like Tracy Lawrence, Nate Smith, Riley Green, and Tyler Hubbard have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wild-west-country-artists-weigh-in-on-using-ai-to-write-music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> about AI.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a little scary that it&#8217;s kind of out there in the Wild West,&#8221; Lawrence said. &#8220;I&#8217;d like to see some more regulations on it. I&#8217;m afraid it&#8217;s going to get out of hand real quick.&#8221;
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&#8220;I hope that we put some buffers in place,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Songwriters should be able to write their songs from their mind. They don&#8217;t need AI helping them write songs. There&#8217;s a lot of things we can use it for that probably, we really shouldn&#8217;t, so we’ll see how it turns out.&#8221;
Smith said that the &#8220;world&#8217;s always going to change. Anything&#8217;s going to happen. Nothing&#8217;s worth freaking out over, I think is the main thing… Real country writers, I think, are going to be around forever.&#8221;
&#8220;I would struggle to think something that couldn&#8217;t feel could really write a song, to make somebody else feel,&#8221; Green added.
Hubbard joked that as long as AI &#8220;doesn’t learn how to write songs and perform on stage, I&#8217;ll be OK. But you never know.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wild-west-country-artists-weigh-in-on-using-ai-to-write-music">&#8216;Wild West&#8217;: Country Artists Weigh In On Using AI To Write Music</a>

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John Rich Takes Swipe At Modern Country Music, Talks AI’s Potential Impact On Industry

John Rich Takes Swipe At Modern Country Music, Talks AI's Potential Impact On Industry

Country music star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-rich" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Rich</a> recently addressed the news that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/garth-brooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Garth Brooks</a> plans to continue selling <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bud-light" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bud Light</a> at his Nashville bar, plus talked about “woke” culture more broadly.
Rich spoke with <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/john-rich-slams-woke-culture-says-people-dont-want-face-like-bullhorn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News Digital</a> ahead of his CMA Fest performance, reacting to recent news that fellow country star and Nashville bar owner Garth Brooks saying he would still <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/garth-brooks-weighs-in-on-serving-bud-light-at-his-bar-there-are-plenty-of-other-places">sell Bud Light</a> in his establishment despite the backlash and ongoing boycotts over the brand&#8217;s partnership with trans-identified influencer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dylan-mulvaney">Dylan Mulvaney</a>. Brooks said if people don’t like that, “there are plenty of other places” they can go.
&#8220;Garth Brooks has always been the guy that said, ‘everybody come to my show,’&#8221; Rich said. &#8220;It&#8217;s something that we love about Garth. You know, he makes his music for everybody. And that really is what music is about. You&#8217;re making your music for everybody. Beer&#8217;s for everybody, too.&#8221;
&#8220;If Garth is serving Bud Light in his bar, that&#8217;s fine. Garth can do that. Garth might find out not many people are going to order it,&#8221; the singer said. &#8220;And at the end of the day, you have to put things in your establishment that people are going to purchase if you&#8217;re going to run a successful business. So, he might find that out.&#8221;
Rich said his customers didn’t want to order Bud Light anymore after the brand chose to partner with Mulvaney.
&#8220;I think people finally had enough of woke culture being right in their face like a bullhorn every time they turn around,&#8221; the “Save a Horse” singer said. &#8220;You know, at the end of a hard-working day, you want to have a cold beer. That&#8217;s like your reward for working hard all day. The last thing any man or woman wants is to have culture slammed right up in their face. They just don&#8217;t want that.&#8221; 
&#8220;So they rejected it, rejected it wholeheartedly, and we moved on to other beers,&#8221; Rich said.
The owner of the live music venue Redneck Riviera Bar &amp; BBQ said he never made a conscious decision to boycott Bud Light, but rather let the customers decide what alcohol should be stocked in the bar. Rich noted that they sold “zero Bud Lights” in the wake of the controversy.
&#8220;I think the majority of people, whether they&#8217;re left, right or otherwise, they care about their families,&#8221; Rich told Fox News. &#8220;I think they respect our military. I think they love and value and cherish their freedom.&#8221;
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He added that Bud Light drinkers were always a varied bunch who often disagreed politically but all chose the same brand of beer. The country star said the brand partnering with Mulvaney changed that. 
&#8220;They made it a political social issue on what beer you drink, and I think that&#8217;s a sad statement on our country right now. But, hey, it&#8217;s their money. It&#8217;s their brand. They can market it however they want to, but Americans have responded in a very strong way,” Rich said.
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Country star John Rich torched President Joe Biden&#8217;s record after Biden announced he was running again for the top office of the land in 2024 with Vice President Kamala Harris by his side.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-rich">49-year-old</a> singer <a href="https://twitter.com/johnrich/status/1650889806921060353?s=20">tweeted</a> Biden&#8217;s video announcement on Tuesday to his hundreds of thousands of followers.
&#8220;Yes, Joe [Biden] stands up for fundamental freedoms unless it involves the 1st or 2nd Amendment, search and seizure or the ability to exercise bodily autonomy when it comes to rejecting a dangerous and feckless vaccine,&#8221; Rich captioned the post.
&#8220;Other than that, he&#8217;s ALL about freedom,&#8221; he added sarcastically.
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Yes, Joe stands up for fundamental freedoms unless it involves the 1st or 2nd Amendment, search and seizure or the ability to exercise bodily autonomy when it comes to rejecting a dangerous and feckless vaccine. Other than that, he&#39;s ALL about freedom. <a href="https://t.co/GUKMIsCbe9">https://t.co/GUKMIsCbe9</a>
&mdash; John Rich🇺🇸 (@johnrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/johnrich/status/1650889806921060353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Biden didn&#8217;t make his re-election announcement in front of members of the press or at an event with supporters. Instead, he cut a <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1650801827728986112?s=20">video.</a>
In it, the 80-year-old said, &#8220;Every generation has faced a moment where they have to defend democracy. Stand up for our personal freedom&#8230; And this is our moment.&#8221; He then encouraged people to visit his website and closed the clip stating, &#8220;Let&#8217;s finish this job.&#8221;
Reading through Twitter comments replying to Biden&#8217;s announcement, social media users noted that under Biden&#8217;s leadership, Americans have been faced with hard times, including &#8220;inflation,&#8221; a &#8220;violent crime surge,&#8221; and a &#8220;border crisis.&#8221;
&#8220;Americans overwhelmingly don&#8217;t want Joe Biden to &#8216;finish the job,'&#8221; one account posted. &#8220;In fact, after his destructive agenda, his slogan is a warning against his reelection!&#8221;
&#8220;After the last two years, no Democrat who talks about democracy and fundamental freedoms should ever be taken seriously again,&#8221; another wrote.
One account tweeted, &#8220;70% of Americans don&#8217;t want you to run again.&#8221;
While another tweeted, &#8220;President Biden is campaigning via video because he cannot handle a live event.&#8221;
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The conservative country musician recently made headlines when he spoke out against Bud Light&#8217;s partnership with biological male trans activist Dylan Mulvaney. Rich told Fox News&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr8OPmPE-j4">Tucker Carlson Tonight&#8221;</a>  that the beer used to be his Nashville bar&#8217;s most popular brew, but ever since Mulvaney revealed a deal with Anheuser-Busch, patrons stopped ordering it.
&#8220;I think the customers decide. Customers are king,&#8221; said Rich. &#8220;Our number one selling beer up until a few days ago was, guess what? Bud Light. That was the number one beer. We got cases and cases and cases of it sitting back there.&#8221;
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Country star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-rich">John Rich</a> said &#8220;cases and cases&#8221; of Bud Light have been piling up at his Nashville bar after Anheuser-Busch announced its partnership with biological male transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney.
During the 49-year-old singer&#8217;s appearance on Fox News&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr8OPmPE-j4">Tucker Carlson Tonight</a>&#8221; on Monday, Rich told the host that Bud Light used to be his bar&#8217;s most popular beer, but ever since Mulvaney revealed a deal with the brand, patrons stopped ordering it.
&#8220;I think the customers decide. Customers are king,&#8221; said Rich. &#8220;Our number one selling beer up until a few days ago was, guess what? Bud Light. That was the number one beer. We got cases and cases and cases of it sitting back there.&#8221;
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&#8220;But in the past several days, you&#8217;re hard-pressed to find anyone ordering one,&#8221; he added. &#8220;So as a business owner, I go, &#8216;Hey, if you aren&#8217;t ordering it, we got to put something else in here.&#8217; At the end of the day, that&#8217;s capitalism. Right, Tucker? That&#8217;s how it works.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s their right to market it however they want,&#8221; Rich continued. &#8220;They’re making a bet [that] this is going to sell more product&#8230; And what&#8217;s happening, Tucker, is people that have been loyal to brands for decades and decades are finding it hard to stay loyal to them, so they start hunting down other brands that they can go and support. And [there are] tons of up-and-coming American brands out there that people are flooding to, kind of like mine.&#8221;
The &#8220;Amazed&#8221; hitmaker recently made headlines when he joined fellow musicians Travis Tritt and Kid Rock in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-rich-travis-tritt-join-boycott-of-bud-light-after-brand-partners-with-dylan-mulvaney">boycotting the brand</a> over the Mulvaney partnership.
Rich tweeted, &#8220;What beer should my bar [Redneck Riviera] in Nashville replace #BudLight with?&#8221;
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What beer should my bar <a href="https://twitter.com/rnrbarnash?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rnrbarnash</a> in Nashville replace <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BudLight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BudLight</a> with? <a href="https://twitter.com/RedneckRiviera?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RedneckRiviera</a>
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His comments followed Tritt, who went even further and announced he would be &#8220;deleting all Anheuser-Busch products from my tour hospitality rider. I know many other artists who are doing the same.&#8221;
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I will be deleting all Anheuser-Busch products from my tour hospitality rider. I know many other artists who are doing the same.
&mdash; Travis Tritt (@Travistritt) <a href="https://twitter.com/Travistritt/status/1643765186736553984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Kid Rock posted a video on Twitter showing him shooting several cases of Bud Light.
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&#8220;Grandpa&#8217;s feeling a little frisky today,&#8221; the 52-year-old singer captioned the post. &#8220;Let me say something to all of you and be as clear and concise as possible. F*** Bud Light. And f*** Anheuser-Busch. Have a terrific day.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-pd-under-investigation-after-it-likes-travis-tritt-tweet-slamming-bud-lights-partnership-with-dylan-mulvaney">Chicago PD Under Investigation After It &#8216;Likes&#8217; Travis Tritt Tweet Slamming Bud Light&#8217;s Partnership With Dylan Mulvaney</a>

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Internal Affairs has been called in to investigate the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chicago" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chicago</a> Police Department&#8217;s official Twitter account “liking” a tweet from country star Travis Tritt who slammed Bud Light&#8217;s partnership with Dylan Mulvaney, a trans-identifying biological male.
A spokesperson for Chicago PD confirmed to the <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/4/6/23673495/chicago-police-twitter-accounts-like-of-anti-trans-tweet-prompts-internal-affairs-probe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chicago Sun Times</a> on Thursday that an investigation was underway by the department&#8217;s Bureau of Internal Affairs after a complaint was filed.
The complaint was made after a photo surfaced showing that the department had “liked” Tritt&#8217;s tweet in which the singer said he was boycotting Anheuser-Busch products following news of the company&#8217;s promotional deal with the trans activist.
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&#8220;I will be deleting all Anheuser-Busch products from my tour hospitality rider. I know many other artists who are doing the same,” Tritt shared on Twitter Wednesday evening.
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I will be deleting all Anheuser-Busch products from my tour hospitality rider. I know many other artists who are doing the same.
&mdash; Travis Tritt (@Travistritt) <a href="https://twitter.com/Travistritt/status/1643765186736553984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Tritt later tweeted, &#8220;In full disclosure, I was on a tour sponsored by Budweiser in the 90&#8217;s. That was when Anheuser-Busch was American owned. A great American company that later sold out to the Europeans and became unrecognizable to the American consumer. Such a shame.&#8221;
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In full disclosure, I was on a tour sponsored by Budweiser in the 90’s. That was when Anheuser-Busch was American owned. A great American company that later sold out to the Europeans and became unrecognizable to the American consumer. Such a shame.
&mdash; Travis Tritt (@Travistritt) <a href="https://twitter.com/Travistritt/status/1643804393483956224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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On Friday, Interim Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Eric Carter <a href="https://twitter.com/CPDSupt/status/1644399441208836097?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> that they take the &#8220;liking&#8221; of Tritt&#8217;s tweet seriously.
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&#8220;The Chicago Police Department does not tolerate bigotry,&#8221; Carter wrote. &#8220;This week, there was an unauthorized &#8216;like&#8217; of a tweet that does not represent the values of our Department. We take this matter seriously and have launched an internal investigation into the matter.&#8221;
The country star&#8217;s post followed others from John Rich and Kid Rock, who called out the company on social media after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-activist-dylan-mulvaney-announces-partnership-with-bud-light-but-no-one-knows-if-its-a-prank" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mulvaney posted</a> a viral video revealing the partnership with Bud Light.
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Rich tweeted, &#8220;What beer should my bar [Redneck Riviera] in Nashville replace #BudLight with?&#8221;
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What beer should my bar <a href="https://twitter.com/rnrbarnash?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rnrbarnash</a> in Nashville replace <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BudLight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BudLight</a> with? <a href="https://twitter.com/RedneckRiviera?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RedneckRiviera</a>
&mdash; John Rich🇺🇸 (@johnrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/johnrich/status/1643715065680474112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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While Kid Rock posted a video on <a href="https://twitter.com/KidRock/status/1643090302410936323?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> showing him shooting several cases of Bud Light.
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&#8220;Grandpa’s feeling a little frisky today,&#8221; the 52-year-old singer captioned the post. &#8220;Let me say something to all of you and be as clear and concise as possible. F*** Bud Light. And f*** Anheuser-Busch. Have a terrific day.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-rich-travis-tritt-join-boycott-of-bud-light-after-brand-partners-with-dylan-mulvaney" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Rich, Travis Tritt Join Boycott Of Bud Light After Brand Partners With Dylan Mulvaney</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/country-music">Country music</a> stars <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-rich">John Rich</a> and Travis Tritt have both joined in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/boycott">boycott</a> against Bud Light after the company went viral for a promotional deal with trans activist Dylan Mulvaney.
“What beer should my bar [Redneck Riviera] in Nashville replace #BudLight with?” Rich <a href="https://twitter.com/johnrich/status/1643715065680474112">tweeted</a> on Wednesday, which led fans to flood the comments with suggestions.
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What beer should my bar <a href="https://twitter.com/rnrbarnash?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rnrbarnash</a> in Nashville replace <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BudLight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BudLight</a> with? <a href="https://twitter.com/RedneckRiviera?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RedneckRiviera</a>
&mdash; John Rich🇺🇸 (@johnrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/johnrich/status/1643715065680474112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I will be deleting all Anheuser-Busch products from my tour hospitality rider. I know many other artists who are doing the same,&#8221; Tritt <a href="https://twitter.com/Travistritt/status/1643765186736553984">shared</a> on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/social-media">Twitter</a> Wednesday evening. A few hours later, the singer also <a href="https://twitter.com/Travistritt/status/1643791339350360068">warned fans</a> about purchasing Jack Daniel&#8217;s after an ad campaign featuring drag queens resurfaced online. 
“In full disclosure, I was on a tour sponsored by Budweiser in the 90’s. That was when Anheuser-Busch was American owned. A great American company that later sold out to the Europeans and became unrecognizable to the American consumer. Such a shame,” Tritt wrote in a follow-up.
These two weren’t the only country music stars posting strong reactions. On Tuesday, Kid Rock <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kid-rock-blasts-bud-light-for-partnering-with-trans-activist-dylan-mulvaney">shared</a> a video of himself shooting at cases of Bud Light. 
“Grandpa’s feeling a little frisky today. Let me say something to all of you and be as clear and concise as possible,” the musician said. “F*** Bud Light. And f*** Anheuser-Busch. Have a terrific day.”
These reactions are the result of Mulvaney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-activist-dylan-mulvaney-announces-partnership-with-bud-light-but-no-one-knows-if-its-a-prank">posting</a> a video over the weekend revealing a partnership with Bud Light. In an Instagram video, the activist showed off a personalized beer can. “Bud Light sent me possibly the best gift ever: a can with my face on it,” Mulvaney said in Instagram stories.
The influencer also shared a video ad for Bud Light during the company’s promotional event for the NCAA basketball tournament, which included the hashtag, “#budlightpartner.”
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Bud Light responded by confirming the partnership in a statement. 
“Anheuser-Busch works with hundreds of influencers across our brands as one of many ways to authentically connect with audiences across various demographics and passion points,” an Anheuser-Busch spokesperson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bud-light-confirms-brand-partnership-with-dylan-mulvaney-aim-to-authentically-connect-with-various-demographics">told</a> Fox News.
“From time to time, we produce unique commemorative cans for fans and for brand influencers, like Dylan Mulvaney. This commemorative can was a gift to celebrate a personal milestone and is not for sale to the general public,” the spokesperson added.
Many social media users called for boycotts, from casual beer drinkers to celebrities and bar owners.

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Megyn Kelly, Dana Loesch, and other prominent conservative commentators took to social media on Tuesday, calling the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department &#8220;heroes&#8221; for their response to a mass shooting that killed six people at a Christian elementary school.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/megyn-kelly">host</a> of &#8220;The Megyn Kelly Show&#8221; podcast <a href="https://twitter.com/megynkelly/status/1640729867552542720?s=20">tweeted</a> to her millions of followers: &#8220;Thank God for the heroes at [MNPDNashville],&#8221; following the release of the body cam footage from officers Rex Engelbert and Michael Collazo, who responded to the active shooter at Covenant School.
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&#8220;Never ceases to amaze when you see courage like that on these tapes,&#8221; Kelly wrote about the bodycam footage. &#8220;Professionalism, bravery, respect for one another, honor.&#8221;
On Instagram, radio host Dana Loesch wrote, &#8220;The video is graphic and I&#8217;m not sure Insta will allow it. It shows heroic MNPD officers responding in minutes to neutralize a threat. Heroes.&#8221;
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&#8220;We&#8217;ve always had guns,&#8221; she added. &#8220;We&#8217;ve not always had mass killers. It&#8217;s not the gun, it&#8217;s the breakdown in society.&#8221;
&#8220;People unserious about solutions won&#8217;t acknowledge that some mental illness induces violence, evil is real, and leaving people defenseless isn&#8217;t a defense,&#8221; Loesch concluded.
Outback&#8217;s Clay Travis <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1640692270440521733?s=20">wrote</a>, &#8220;Michael Collazo and Rex Englebert were the brave [MNPDNashville] police officers who arrived at the school, ran to gunfire, and killed the trans murderer before she could kill more innocent people. They are heroes. Share their story widely instead of the killer&#8217;s name.&#8221;
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Michael Collazo and Rex Englebert were the brave <a href="https://twitter.com/MNPDNashville?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MNPDNashville</a> police officers who arrived at the school, ran to gunfire, and killed the trans murderer before she could kill more innocent people. They are heroes. Share their story widely instead of the killer’s name. <a href="https://t.co/3XuBKZc9PG">pic.twitter.com/3XuBKZc9PG</a>
&mdash; Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1640692270440521733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Daily Wire host Andrew Klavan <a href="https://twitter.com/andrewklavan/status/1640767599192559616?s=20">tweeted</a>, &#8220;tremendous courage and initiative from [MNPDNashville] in taking down the Covenant School killer. Inspiring greatness in the face of evil.&#8221;
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Tremendous courage and initiative from <a href="https://twitter.com/MNPDNashville?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MNPDNashville</a> in taking down the Covenant School killer. Inspiring greatness in the face of evil.
&mdash; Andrew Klavan (@andrewklavan) <a href="https://twitter.com/andrewklavan/status/1640767599192559616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Country singer John Rich <a href="https://twitter.com/johnrich/status/1640698807414407168?s=20">tweeted</a> to his hundreds of thousands of followers, &#8220;These two young ⁦[MNPDNashville]⁩ officers are legitimate heroes for running straight at the murderer in Nashville yesterday.&#8221;
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These two young ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/MNPDNashville?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MNPDNashville</a>⁩ officers are legitimate heroes for running straight at the murderer in Nashville yesterday. There’s no telling how many lives they saved. This is textbook precision on how to handle an active shooter, and we are grateful for their bravery. <a href="https://t.co/AuwHz3Gq1t">pic.twitter.com/AuwHz3Gq1t</a>
&mdash; John Rich🇺🇸 (@johnrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/johnrich/status/1640698807414407168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;There&#8217;s no telling how many lives they saved,&#8221; he added. &#8220;This is textbook precision on how to handle an active shooter, and we are grateful for their bravery.&#8221;
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And these celebrities and conservative pundits weren&#8217;t the only ones showing respect for the first responders, as social media platforms were flooded with similar posts acknowledging their bravery and courage.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-release-footage-of-nashville-christian-school-shooter">Police Release Footage Of Nashville Christian School Shooter</a>

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