Dean Withers

Dean Withers
Withers in 2025
Born	(2004-09-01) September 1, 2004 (age 21) Grand Junction, Colorado, U.S.
Known for	Online political debates
Political party	Democratic
Movement	Modern liberalism
TikTok information
Page	itsdeaann
Followers	4.3 million
Likes	67 million
Last updated: September 6, 2025
YouTube information
Channel	deanwithrs
Years active	2023–present
Subscribers	374.000 [1]
Views	19.451.685 [1]
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 2025
Last updated: September 1, 2025

Dean Withers (born September 1, 2004) ^[2] is an American liberal political commentator and TikTok live streamer. 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

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. ^[2]

Political activism

External videos
"Surrounded" episodes featuring Withers, from Jubilee via YouTube
"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)"

After graduating from Grand Junction High School, Withers began sharing political content on social media in 2022 on issues such as abortion 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

1. "About deanwithrs". YouTube.
2. 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.
3. Calkins, Marie. "GJHS grad on path as political influencer". Archived from the original on April 24, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
4. 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.
5. 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.