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Harry Sisson | |
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.jpg) Sisson in 2024 | |
| Born | Harry J. Sisson 2002 (age 23–24) |
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| Education | George Washington UniversityNew York University (BA) |
| Occupations | |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Page | |
| Genre | Politics |
| Followers | 1.1 million |
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| Page | |
| Genre | Politics |
| Followers | 2.1 million |
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| Display name | Harry Sisson |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Followers | 373K |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2022–present |
| Genre | Politics |
| Subscribers | 469.0K |
| Last updated: January 22, 2026 | |
Harry J. Sisson is a political commentator and social media influencer based in the United States. He is known for producing political videos onTikTok and other platforms, frequently expressing support forDemocratic Party policies and candidates including former PresidentJoe Biden and former Vice PresidentKamala Harris. His videos are often aimed at engaging young voters and discussing current events from a liberal perspective.[1][2]
Sisson was born inSingapore to American parents and lived there for around 8 months. He then spent 5 years inDubai as a child.[3] Sisson then grew up inDublin, where he attended junior school atSt. Conleths College[4] and, according to himself, living in Europe shaped many of his beliefs today.[3][5] He holdsdual citizenship in theUnited States andIreland.[6][7] Sisson moved to New York at age 14 and attendedRye Neck High School where he took up roles in theater[8]. He graduated high school in 2021 then initially attended George Washington University from 2021 to 2022[9], he then transferred toNew York University where he received his Bachelors in Political Science and Government in 2025.[10][11]
Sisson began posting aboutAmerican politics during the2016 U.S. presidential election while living abroad in Europe, using the username @typical_democrat.[12] He gained a following onTikTok in 2020 after posting videos supporting then-presidential candidateJoe Biden.[1] His content includes political commentary and reactions to news, often from a Democratic perspective.
In the lead-up to the2024 U.S. presidential election, Sisson's follower count grew, and his content became more widely circulated.[13]
Federal Election Commission filings show that liberalPAC Democracy Defense Action (including as its previous incarnationMeidasTouch) had paid Sisson several times for his social media consulting.[14]
Sisson has expressed support forDemocratic Party policies, including healthcare expansion, climate legislation, gun control,LGBTQ rights, immigration, andstudent loan forgiveness.[1][2] He has also voiced opposition to state-level library refusals and endorsed continuedU.S. support for Ukraine.[15] He voiced support forEmanuel Macron in the2022 French presidential election.[16]
When theSupreme Court unanimously ruled that states could not disqualify Donald Trump from the2024 presidential ballot, Sisson singled-outAssociate JusticeClarence Thomas for attack, calling him an "insurrection sympathizer."[17] He had previously called Thomas "one of the most corrupt pieces of garbage to ever sit on the Supreme Court."[18]
Throughout most of 2025, Sisson attacked conservative influencerCharlie Kirk, and in a June post, labeled him "a sick, racist piece of trash," and telling him to "just put theKlan hood on already."[19] FollowingKirk's assassination in September of that year, he described the killing as "disgusting and absolutely unacceptable."[20] He would commend Kirk for his dedication to free speech, saying in an interview "Charlie Kirk did welcome debate from anybody," while adding that he did not think that Kirk acted ingood faith.[21]
In early 2026, Harry Sisson reiterated his consistent support for European andEuropean Union sovereignty by denouncing Donald Trump’s plans for theUnited States to acquireGreenland and sided withDenmark and theEuropean Union. He shared comments from several European leaders, includingJonas Gahr Store,Ulf Kristersson,Kristen Michal,Alexander Stubb,Donald Tusk, andJohann Wadephul then, on behalf of Americans, promised his fellow Europeans that he will continue working to get Donald Trump and his friends out of office.[22][23]
Sisson has been profiled in media outlets includingThe New York Times,Vanity Fair,Semafor,The Hollywood Reporter, andPBS NewsHour.[24][15] In 2023, Sisson visited theWhite House and met with PresidentJoe Biden and Vice PresidentKamala Harris as part of a digital creator outreach effort.[25]
In October 2025, Sisson appeared in an AI-generated video that Donald Trump posted on his platformTruth Social. The video depicted Trump flying a plane, dumpingfeces over protesters at theNo Kings protests.[26][27]
Sisson holds citizenship inIreland[7], and thuscitizenship in theEuropean Union[a], andstatutory[b]birthright citizenship in theUnited States by virtue of being born abroad to U.S. parents.[28]
In 2024,The Free Press issued a correction after it reported that Sisson was not a U.S. citizen and ineligible to vote. The publication acknowledged that Sisson is an American citizen who also holds Irish citizenship.[28]
On October 16, 2025, "Deport Harry Sisson" trended on the social media platform X, sparking debate about Sisson's citizenship status.[29] In an X post and a TikTok post, Sisson confirmed that he holds U.S. citizenship through birth to U.S. parents abroad.[30]
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