Brandon Tatum
Awards & Honours
5
Awards Won
3
Honours
3
Rankings
3
Covers
2
Records
Brandon Tatum has built a remarkable media career from scratch, leveraging his law enforcement background to become one of the most recognizable conservative voices online. He was the first former police officer to build a multi-million subscriber YouTube channel focused on political commentary. His co-founding of the Blexit movement helped shift the national conversation about Black political identity. His ability to draw over 500,000 concurrent viewers during election coverage places him among the top political livestreamers in the country.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Key to the City of Tucson, Arizona
Awarded for community service as a police officer.
Doctor of Humane Letters (Honorary)
Honorary degree for contributions to public discourse and free speech.
NRA Defender of Freedom Award
Recognized for advocacy of Second Amendment rights.
Rankings & Lists
Top 100 Most Influential Conservatives
Top 50 Political Influencers on YouTube
Most Influential Black Conservatives
Magazine Covers
Newsweek
August 2022
The New Voice of Black Conservatism
The Daily Signal
March 2023
Officer Tatum: Uncanceled
Blaze Magazine
November 2024
The Man Who Can't Be Canceled
Records & Feats
First former police officer to build a 2.5M+ subscriber political commentary channel on YouTube
Tatum's YouTube channel, The Officer Tatum, is the largest of its kind by a former law enforcement officer focused on politics.
Highest concurrent viewership for a conservative livestream during 2024 election night
Tatum's election coverage on Rumble averaged 500,000 concurrent viewers, a record for independent conservative livestreams.