Brandon Tatum
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| Born | Brandon Orlando Tatum April 22, 1987 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Other names | The Officer Tatum |
| Education | University of Arizona (BA) |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Movement | Black conservative movement |
| Spouse | Corinne Tatum |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | theofficertatum |
Brandon Orlando Tatum (born April 22, 1987), also known as The Officer Tatum, is an American conservative political commentator, author, radio personality, former police officer, and former college football player.
Early life and education
Born in
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
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| 6 ft 1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
204 lb (93 kg) |
4.59 s | 1.59 s | 2.66 s | 4.31 s | 7.08 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) |
11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) |
21 reps | |||
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Career
Police officer
After going undrafted in the
Political commentary
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Tatum resigned from the Tucson Police Department in October 2017 to join Liftable Media — a conservative content producer that owns and operates
In November 2021, Bombardier Books published Tatum’s book, Beaten Black and Blue: Being a Black Cop in an America Under Siege, distributed by Simon & Schuster.[6]
In May 2022, Tatum began hosting a national talk radio program, The Officer Tatum Show, distributed by Salem Radio Network.[7]
Tatum runs a YouTube channel called "The Officer Tatum"[8] with over 2.31 million subscribers. As of May 2023, he has accumulated over 571 million total views.
Tatum has also appeared as a guest on Candace Owens's PragerU show The Candace Owens Show as well as her The Daily Wire political podcast Candace as a panelist.
Blexit
Along with Owens,
Bibliography
- Beaten Black and Blue, published November 30, 2021 (ISBN 1642938513)
References
- ^ a b c d "2008 Football Roster". ArizonaWildcats. 2008.
- ^ a b "Brandon Tatum, Arizona, FS, 2010 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ Rikki, Mitchell (March 22, 2016). "Police officer's Donald Trump video goes viral". KGUN9.
- ^ "Tucson Police Officer's #Takeaknee Video Goes Viral". Arizona Independent News Network. September 27, 2017.
- ^ Kasparak, Alex (June 17, 2020). "Ex-Cop Brandon Tatum's Success Doesn't Disprove White Privilege". Snopes.
- ISBN 978-1-64293-852-4. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ "Brandon Tatum to succeed Larry Elder in Salem's night slot". Inside Radio. May 10, 2022.
- ^ Tatum, Brandon. "The Officer Tatum". YouTube. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ DeCiccio, Emily; Howard, Christopher (October 29, 2018). "What is Blexit? Candace Owens explains plan to lead 'black exit' from Democratic Party, impact 2020". Fox News.
- ^ "Blexit Foundation Website".
- ^ "Founders - blexit.com".
External links
- Official website – The Officer Tatum
- Official website – Tatum Report
- Brandon Tatum at IMDb