You may not, but he was, and he explicitly called himself exactly that. This is not the first time he called himself that, either, not the first time he has positioned himself as "fiscally conservative, socially liberal" or "libertarian," things which are both commonly known codes for "centrist."
![A screenshot from Phillip DeFranco's Wikipedia page, which says In 2026, while commenting on the Macklemore–Ed Sheeran tour controversy, DeFranco stated "10 years ago I was the centrist fence-sitting final boss", adding that "I thought it made me enlightened, but looking back it was just cowardice. Too many things are too fucked rn [sic] to stay silent or neutral."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hntvuvrjdbo3gxcvnsj6u4on/bafkreibqe2tgclqobofscfjjcpp2xlvph4go3mbomgk4ys3t4jp2rm2d5e)
