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Dean Withers | |||||||
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| Born | Dean Paul Johnson Withers September 1, 2004 Grand Junction, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||
| Known for | Online political debates | ||||||
| Political party | Democratic | ||||||
| Movement | Modern liberalism | ||||||
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| Followers | 4.1 million | ||||||
| Likes | 74.5 million | ||||||
Last updated: August 15th, 2025 | |||||||
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| Years active | 2023–present | ||||||
| Subscribers | 329,000[1] | ||||||
| Views | 16,4 million[1] | ||||||
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Last updated: August 22, 2025 | |||||||
Dean Paul Johnson Withers (born September 1, 2004)[2] is an American live streamer and political commentator. He gained prominence starting in 2023 for challenging conservative viewpoints on societal issues through debates shared via TikTok. In 2024, he was featured on Jubilee Media's YouTube series Surrounded, where he engaged in political debates with conservatives.
Early life
[edit]Withers grew up in Grand Junction, Colorado,[3] with conservative family members, leading him to hold conservative views in his early life.[4][5][2] He later shared that this conservative upbringing pushed him to educate himself further on political and societal issues, which led to his shift toward a liberal political ideology.[6][better source needed][7]
Political activism
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| "Surrounded" episodes featuring Withers, from Jubilee via YouTube | |
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 "Can 25 Liberal College Students Outsmart 1 Conservative? (feat. Charlie Kirk)" | |
| "Can 1 Woke Teen Survive 20 Trump Supporters?" | |
| "1 Republican vs. 25 Kamala Harris Voters (Feat. Ben Shapiro)" |
Withers began sharing political content on social media in 2022 on issues such as abortions and LGBTQ rights.[2]
Leading up to the 2024 United States presidential election, Jubilee Media featured Withers in two episodes of their Surrounded series on YouTube.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About deanwithrs". YouTube.
- ^ a b c Holtermann, Callie (December 19, 2024). "Could This 20-Year-Old Be One of the Democrats' Bro Whisperers?". The New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ Calkins, Marie. "GJHS grad on path as political influencer".
- ^ a b Lindsay, Kate (November 13, 2024). "'Woke Teen' Dean Withers Debated 20 Trump Voters at Once. Now He Has a Message for Liberals". GQ. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024.
- ^ Mather, Katie (October 29, 2024). "How a former Trump supporter became YouTube's viral 'woke teen'". Yahoo News. Yahoo. Archived from the original on December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ Hale, Jacob (October 22, 2024). "Who is Dean Withers? Viral political debater becoming left-wing poster boy". Dexerto. Archived from the original on December 17, 2024.
- ^ Billson, Chantelle (October 7, 2024). "TikTok star Dean Withers apologises for using anti-gay and racist slurs". PinkNews. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024.
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