{"id":2235613,"date":"2024-05-02T13:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T17:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-rich-offers-free-concert-for-college-students-who-shielded-american-flag-from-anti-israel-protesters\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T13:51:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T17:51:10","slug":"john-rich-offers-free-concert-for-college-students-who-shielded-american-flag-from-anti-israel-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-rich-offers-free-concert-for-college-students-who-shielded-american-flag-from-anti-israel-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"John Rich hosts free concert for students protecting American flag from protestors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjohn-rich-offers-free-concert-for-college-students-who-shielded-american-flag-from-anti-israel-protesters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2235613&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Country star John Rich pledged to\u2064 host a free\u2063 concert \u200dfor UNC students\u200b who \u200ccourageously shielded \u200dthe \u2063American flag from anti-Israel activists.\u200d Their unwavering \u200cdefense garnered widespread\u200b support online. \u2062Rich reached out\u2062 to celebrate their patriotism, setting up a concert\u2064 event\u200d dubbed \u2064#Flagstock. A GoFundMe campaign to honor the students has \u2064raised over \u2063$400,000. Country artist John \u2063Rich promised \u200da free\u2062 concert for brave \u2062UNC students who defended the American flag from anti-Israel protestors. Their \u2062actions received significant online support. Rich plans\u2062 to honor\u2064 their patriotism with a \u200dconcert named \u2064#Flagstock. A GoFundMe initiative has\u200d raised more \u2064than $400,000 to honor these students.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Country star <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/john-rich\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">John Rich<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  offered to put on a free concert for the University of North Carolina <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/colleges\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">students<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  who went viral earlier this week as they defended the American flag from anti-Israel protesters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The images of the young men, who are members of the UNC-Chapel Hill chapter of Pi Kappa Phi, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-brings-back-legislation-to-stop-court-packing\/\" title=\"GOP brings back legislation to stop court packing\">drew support<\/a> after making rounds on the internet. The college students can be seen holding up the flag to keep it from touching the ground and not backing down despite being screamed at and pelted with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-descend-into-twitter-war-with-amazon\/\" title=\"Democrats Descend into Twitter War With Amazon\">water bottles<\/a> and other items.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Their actions also drew the attention of Rich. He made his offer on X, writing, \u201cFor the boys who protected the American flag at UNC, I\u2019d like to offer a free concert for their celebration of freedom party (anybody know how to find these young men?) Maybe we could talk \u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For the boys who protected the American flag at UNC, I&#8217;d like to offer a free concert for their celebration of freedom party\ud83d\udc4d(anybody know how to find these young men?)Maybe we could talk <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dbongino?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dbongino<\/a> into doing a live broadcast from their frat house? Cmon Dan, live a little\ud83e\udd23\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Rich\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@johnrich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnrich\/status\/1785802205246714000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The \u201cSave a Horse\u201d singer followed up several hours later, saying he had been in contact and was setting up the show. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019ve made contact with the Patriots at UNC!\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnrich\/status\/1785843590960214465\">shared<\/a> on Wednesday night. \u201cWorking on a date to have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/howard-stern-slams-golfers-for-joining-saudi-backed-liv-tour-theyre-selling-out\/\" title=\"Howard Stern Slams Golfers for Joining Saudi Backed LIV Tour: \u201cThey\u2019re Selling Out\u201d\">massive event<\/a> to celebrate our flag and those who love her. I\u2019ll keep ya\u2019ll posted! Let\u2019s call it #Flagstock Can you make Flagstock trend? LESSGO!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A GoFundMe <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/pi-kappa-phi-men-defended-their-flag-throw-em-a-rager\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  raising money to throw the fraternity members a \u201crager\u201d has raised more than $400,000 as of Thursday morning. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cCommie losers across the country have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gofundme-set-up-to-fund-rager-for-frat-boys-who-defended-american-flag-on-unc-campus\/\" title=\"Support Frat Boys' Flag Defense 'Rager' Fund on GoFundMe\">invaded college campuses<\/a> to make dumb demands of weak University Administrators,\u201d the GoFundMe page says in part. \u201cBut amidst the chaos, the screaming, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/things-that-donald-trump-did-not-do\/\" title=\"Things That Donald Trump Did Not Do\">anti-semitism<\/a>, the hatred of faith and flag, stood a platoon of American heroes. Armored in Vineyard Vines and Patagonia, fueled by Zyn and White Claws, these triumphant Brohemians protected Old Glory from the unwashed Marxist horde \u2014 laughing at their shrieks and wails and shielding the Stars &#038; Stripes from Soviet missiles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1714673789152000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0y1UTwuifPf73KnKdAvs6N\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student Guillermo Estrada <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/estradguillermo\/status\/1785431831946367117\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wrote<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  about what happened on X, saying he was headed to class when he saw a Palestinian flag had been raised on the flag pole, which made him \u201cimmediately upset.\u201d He said that he and his fraternity brothers went to assist the police officers who were replacing the American flag.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of the best photos of 2024 so far:<\/p>\n<p>Fraternity brothers are pelted by anti-Israel protesters at UNC Chapel Hill while protecting the United States flag as it is re-hoisted following its removal by protesters. <\/p>\n<p>Well done, gentleman. \ud83e\udee1\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0DiBQcVLBu\">pic.twitter.com\/0DiBQcVLBu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Max Meyer (@mualphaxi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mualphaxi\/status\/1785481782525153345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMy fraternity brother and others ran over to hold [the flag]  up, in order for it not to touch the ground. People began throwing water bottles at us, rocks, sticks, calling us profane names. We stood for an hour defending the flag so many fight to protect,\u201d he wrote at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Country musician John Rich generously offered a free concert to UNC students who bravely defended the American flag from anti-Israel demonstrators. 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