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President Trump Appoints Country Singer John Rich To A New Position In His Administration
Advocating for American landowners.
President Trump has appointed country singer John Rich to a new position in his administration, one dedicated to a cause that’s already near and dear to Rich’s heart.
Rich, who is also one half of Big & Rich, will serve as Special Envoy for American Landowners, a position in which Rich will “serve as a leading advocate for America’s farmers, ranchers, and private landowners.”
According to a press release from Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, the position will allow Rich the opportunity to “engage directly with landowners across the country” to address government overreach and outside interests that threaten private property rights in rural communities.
It’s a cause that Rich has already advocated for in his role as a private citizen, most notably last year when he advocated for homeowners in his home of Cheatham County, Tennessee against the Tennessee Valley Authority, a federally owned electric utility company. The TVA had proposed building an energy facility that would have taken massive amounts of farmland and neighborhoods, leading to outcry from local residents and farm owners concerned about losing their homes and their land. Ultimately, thanks in no small part to Rich’s advocacy bringing attention to the issue, the TVA backed down from their plan.
Now, in his new position, Rich will be expanding his advocacy and helping to bring concerns of landowners to the Trump administration, something he expressed his excitement for after being appointed to the new role:
“President Trump has afforded me the great honor of serving as Special Envoy for American Landowners. I look forward to representing and advocating for landowners’ rights and standing up for the farmers, ranchers, and rural families who work every day to provide for our country. Protecting private property rights and ensuring that landowners are not harassed, intimidated, or pressured by outside interests will be at the heart of this mission.”
According to the Department of Agriculture, a key focus for Rich will be advocating for landowners who are facing pressure from solar and wind developments that threaten their farmland, giving those landowners a voice and a pipeline directly to USDA leadership in decisions affecting their property.
Speaking on Rich’s new role, Secretary Rollins says it highlights the Trump administration’s commitment to protecting farmers, ranchers and homeowners from losing their land to outside interests:
“America’s farmers, ranchers, and landowners are among the greatest stewards of our nation’s resources and the backbone of our rural communities. President Trump understands that private property rights are fundamental to the American way of life. John 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.”
Of course there are hundreds of thousands of landowners currently facing threats to their land from not only wind and solar farms, but increasingly from AI data centers as well. Here in Nashville, one of Rich’s fellow country stars, Brad Paisley, recently spoke out against a proposed AI data center being built directly next to the Nashville Zoo, calling it a “nightmare scenario.”
“First of all, they don’t have the power to build this, they don’t have the water. It doesn’t belong there. It would be an enormous atrocity, an absolute eye sore, and detract in every way – not only the zoo – but that area.
It’s not too late to stop it either. The Nashville Zoo is one of the sources of joy in the city. It is one of the top zoos in the world. It’s family memories. It’s expanding itself. It’s got all of these plans to become even better as a resource for our city.”
It’s clearly an important issue to a lot of Americans, especially those in rural areas who often don’t have the same opportunity to advocate for themselves as those in larger cities. As far as I’m concerned, it’s a great thing that this is something the Trump administration is focused on, and it’s clearly a cause that’s near and dear to John Rich’s heart. He’s never been one to shy away from speaking out on issues he cares about, so I have no doubt he’ll do a great job at helping landowners make their voices heard.
President Trump has afforded me the great honor to serve in his administration as the "Special Envoy for American Landowners." In this role, I look forward to representing and advocating for landowners’ rights against any entity that chooses to harass or intimidate them in an…
— John Rich (@johnrich) June 8, 2026
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