Don Winslow
Anti-Trump Democratic-aligned activist and crime novelist· 981K followers · tracked by RisingPolitics
28.9Credibility Score (0–100) · ranked #144 of the creators we track
Don Winslow ranks #144 by credibility versus #134 by raw follower count — their raw follower total sits ahead of where their audience quality places them.
Don Winslow is a bestselling crime novelist known for books such as Savages and the Cartel trilogy who, in recent years, turned his focus to political activism. With longtime collaborator Shane Salerno, he produces viral videos critical of Donald Trump and the Republican Party under the Don Winslow Films banner, and announced his retirement from novel-writing in 2022 to concentrate on that work.
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Is Don Winslow left or right?
Don Winslow is a bestselling crime novelist (the "Cartel" trilogy, "Savages") who has become one of the most visible Democratic-aligned online activists opposing Donald Trump. In April 2024 he announced that "City in Ruins" would be his final book, saying his energies were better spent fighting Trump and the MAGA movement; in January 2026 he stepped back from that retirement, publishing "The Final Score," a collection of six short crime novels, while saying he does not know whether more books will follow. With screenwriter Shane Salerno he produces viral videos criticizing Trump — often built from Trump's own words — which Winslow says have been viewed hundreds of millions of times across his social feeds. He is an activist and messenger for the anti-Trump coalition rather than a policy commentator, and his politics are broadly Democratic-partisan: his stated mission is defeating Trump and Trumpism rather than advancing a specific ideological program. He has continued this video and social-media campaign past the 2024 election into the second Trump term.
Positioning as of July 2026 · descriptive, not an endorsement. How we label lean
How credible is Don Winslow's audience?
Don Winslow scores 28.9 out of 100 on the RisingPolitics Credibility Score, ranking #144 among the political creators we track. The score starts with audience size, subtracts accounts that look fake, and weighs how strongly the audience actually engages.
How many followers does Don Winslow have?
Don Winslow has about 981K followers combined across X and YouTube.
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