Dean Withers
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Dean Withers | |
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| Known for | Online political debates |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Movement | Modern liberalism |
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| Followers | 3.6 million |
| Likes | 64.8 million |
Last updated: June 20, 2025 | |
Dean Withers is a progressive American live streamer and political commentator.
Dean Withers 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 conservative figures and supporters.
Early life
[edit]Withers grew up in Grand Junction, Colorado, with conservative family members, leading him to hold conservative views in his early life.[1][2][3] 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.[4][5]
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.[3]
Leading up to the 2024 United States presidential election, Jubilee Media featured Withers in two episodes of their Surrounded series on YouTube.[1] Withers participated in debates against conservative activist Charlie Kirk.[6] In another episode, published on September 20, Withers was surrounded by twenty supporters of Donald Trump, whom he debated individually on various political topics.[7] On October 2, 2024, Withers debated far-right political commentator Nick Fuentes.[8][better source needed] On October 24, Withers was featured in a Jubilee debating against conservative commentator Ben Shapiro.[9]
On July 6th, 2025, a clip surfaced of Withers encouraging his live stream viewers to report a caller to Child Protective Services.[10][better source needed] Withers later stated that asking his followers to make reports had been 'Not it.'
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Can 25 Liberal College Students Outsmart 1 Conservative? (feat. Charlie Kirk) (Video). Surrounded. Jubilee Media. September 8, 2024. Archived from the original on December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Can 1 Woke Teen Survive 20 Trump Supporters? (Video). Surrounded. Jubilee Media. September 20, 2024. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ AdinRoss Archive (October 3, 2024). Nick Fuentes vs Dean Withers | Debate Hosted by Adin Ross & Sneako. Retrieved December 29, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ 1 Republican vs. 25 Kamala Harris Voters (Feat. Ben Shapiro) (Video). Surrounded. Jubilee Media. October 24, 2024. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Shrivastava, Aarnesh (July 7, 2025). "What did Dean Withers say and do? Alleged doxing and CPS call controversy explored". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
