Dean Withers

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Dean Withers
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Withers in 2025
Born (2004-09-01) September 1, 2004 (age 21)
Grand Junction, Colorado, U.S.
Known forOnline political debates
Political party Democratic
Movement Modern liberalism
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Years active2024-present
GenrePolitics
Followers3 million
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Years active2022-present
GenrePolitics
Followers4.9 million
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Years active2023–present
GenrePolitics
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Views47.8 million
Last updated: January 2, 2026

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

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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] [1] 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. [1] He is agnostic, but stated he was raised Catholic. [6]

Political activism

External videos
"Surrounded" episodes featuring Withers, from Jubilee via YouTube
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Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg "1 Republican vs. 25 Kamala Harris Voters (Feat. Ben Shapiro)"

After graduating from Grand Junction High School, Withers began posting political content on social media in 2022 on issues such as abortion and LGBTQ rights. [1] Leading up to the 2024 United States presidential election, Jubilee Media featured Withers in two episodes of their Surrounded series on YouTube. [4] He debated Charlie Kirk and Ben Shapiro during these videos.

Shortly after one of his appearances in a Jubilee episode where he debated Trump supporters, he faced backlash online when racist and homophobic messages from 2019 and 2022 were uncovered. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. ↑ Tomslee, Don (September 11, 2025). "Dean Withers, Charlie Kirk's rival and liberal commentator's response on his assassination goes viral". The Economic Times. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ Calkins, Marie. "GJHS grad on path as political influencer". Archived from the original on April 24, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  4. 1 2 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.
  6. ↑ "i'm agnostic now, however i was confirmed at 16, after 12 years of catholic school. i think i have a decent idea". Twitter . May 8, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Jubilee star Dean Withers issues apology after racist and homophobic posts resurface". Screenshot Media. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
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