Rogan O'Handley, better known by the name DC Draino, is an American

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political commentator,

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, and former entertainment lawyer. He has amassed a following of more than 5 million followers on

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, and

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combined as of March 2024.

Early life and education

Rogan O'Handley was born in

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in 1985 or 1986. He graduated from Franklin High School in 2003. O'Handley earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and political science from

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and a

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from the

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Career

O'Handley practiced law in the

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area for 6 years, specializing in

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. After the

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, he started an Instagram account under the pseudonym "DC Draino" as a reference to Trump's phrase "

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". After the account started to gain traction, he quit his job as an attorney to make social media content full-time. He eventually moved to

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, where he founded a digital media company. He has since made appearances on ''

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'' and spoke at the Gays for Trump 2020 event hosted by the

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, despite his content being labeled by some as

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. He has been mentioned as a potential candidate for

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, reportedly telling Lee County Republican Party Chairman Michael Thompson that he "has not ruled anything out" after Donald Trump called for a primary challenger to incumbent representative

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References

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