Bryan Andrews might be the most outspoken man in country music when it comes to his disdain for Donald Trump.
John Rich recently joined the Trump administration.
They have two vastly different points of view when it comes to how things are going in the country, and those collided on X on Wednesday.
It began with Rich sharing a post from Kevin Sorbo criticizing actor Alan Ritchson after the “Reacher” star recently went on a rant about the Epstein list while suggesting that Trump was a rapist who is “all up into 13-year-olds.”
“’Reacher’ has a large contingency of Conservatives who watch this show,” Rich wrote. “I’ll be curious to see if they stick with him after he’s attacked them and what they stand for.”
Andrews shared Rich’s post and wrote, “Shut the (expletive) up, snowflake.”
Rich has yet to respond, and he doesn’t really have to because he has a lot more fans. Just check the X numbers, Rich has 1.5 million followers while Andrews has just 11,300. And Rich’s fans came to his defense.
“That’s pretty funny,” one person replied. “A liberal calling someone else a snowflake.”
“You should post your tour schedule as a public service,” Jerry Stafford wrote. “That way we could all be sure to have other plans on those days.”
“So a wannabe country artist who is failing at being a country artist is calling someone a snowflake,” another wrote.
Rich recently made headlines when he was sworn in as the Trump administration’s “Special Envoy for American Landowners.”
According to Billboard.com, the USDA said that Rich will work with farmers, ranchers and private landowners to “engage directly with landowners across the country and work to address the challenges posed by government overreach, activist pressure campaigns, and outside interests that threaten private property rights and the long-term viability of rural communities.”
Rich also issued a statement.
“President Trump has afforded me the great honor of serving as Special Envoy for American Landowners,” he said. “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.”
Meanwhile, Andrews went viral last year for his “crash out” video in which he claimed that Trump supporters and MAGA can’t call themselves Christians. He hasn’t backed down since, and he recently released an album, “Independence Day,” in which he keeps the ball rolling.
That isn’t always popular in the country music world, and that is something he recently addressed on Instagram. Andrews shared a video with a screenshot of a follower who wrote, “Dude sold out.”
“Yeah, OK,” he replied in the video. “Can I ask you something real quick? Sold out? Dog, I’m in country (expletive) music. Who in the (expletive) would I have sold out to? You think I saw this (expletive) to get in good graces with the country music industry? Dog, the country music industry (expletive) hates me because I say this (expletive).
“You think any big artists out there are beating down my (expletive) door to go out on tour with them?” he continued. “(Expletive) no! Hell, even the artists that do (expletive) with me in country music do so behind closed doors very rarely ever say that they do publicly. You think country (expletive) radio is ever going to play my (expletive)? (Expletive) no, dude!”
Andrews went on to say there was a time in his life when he was afraid to say what he thought, and that he was not going to let that happen. He said, based on his direct messages, that he was risking his life to say what he now believes.