Country star John Rich partners with DHS to protect children from predators – Washington Examiner
Contry music star John Rich has teamed up with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to raise awareness about online safety for parents and the dangers children face from internet predators. In a livestream event hosted on Rich’s social media account, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem discussed how the internet has become a hunting ground for predators, which led to the launch of the “Know2Protect” campaign aimed at providing parents with essential tips for protecting their children. Rich highlighted alarming statistics, noting that there were 36 million reports of children targeted online in just one year, emphasizing the deceptive tactics used by predators.
The event, designed for sixth graders and their parents, aims to educate families on these risks, and has gained traction with over 1.7 million views. Rich expressed gratitude to Noem for her support and featured a discussion with DHS Special Agent dennis Fetting, who underscored the universal threat posed by online predators. He encouraged viewers to report suspicious activities thru the Know2Protect hotline. President Donald Trump also shared the livestream, calling it a important initiative against internet crimes affecting children.
Country star John Rich partners with DHS to protect children from predators
Country musician John Rich partnered with the Department of Homeland Security for a livestream on internet safety for parents, specifically how they can protect their children amid the “wild west” of the internet.
The livestream, which aired on Rich’s X account, featured DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who discussed how the internet has “opened new doors” for online predators targeting children. This prompted DHS to launch the “Know2Protect” campaign to inform parents about precautions they can take to protect their children. Following Wednesday night’s livestream, Rich noted the 36 million reports of children being targeted online in one year, adding that internet predators have become “really slick” with their actions.
“They are grooming these kids through very innocent-looking ways until it’s not, and then they lower the boom,” Rich stated on Fox News’s America’s Newsroom. “It’s extortion, there’s a word called ‘sextortion’ that I’ve learned a lot about, so I wanted to get with DHS and do a livestream.”
The livestream was created to be appropriate for children in sixth grade so they can learn with their parents about the dangers of internet predators. He thanked Noem for helping him and endorsing the event, which currently has 1.7 million views on X as of Thursday afternoon.
A conversation about online child predators with Homeland Security and John Rich: PLS Repost! https://t.co/zChy4K5HQU
— John Rich🇺🇸 (@johnrich) April 23, 2025
The livestream also featured Rich in a one-on-one discussion with DHS Special Agent Dennis Fetting, who is also a father. Fetting called the targeting of children “equal opportunity” among predators, and encouraged people to report incidents related to internet predators at the Know2Protect tipline: 833-591-KNOW.
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President Donald Trump reposted the stream on X, which Rich called “pretty incredible.”
Ahead of the 2024 election, Trump promised to revive Title 42, a policy from his first term, to end “child trafficking crises by returning all trafficked children to their families in their home countries.” His promise was made after he hosted a screening of the film Sound of Freedom at his golf course in New Jersey. The film detailed the story of former DHS agent Tim Ballard, who quit his job to rescue children from human trafficking overseas.
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