White House says will not block Tate brothers’ extradition to UK

What the report says

Al Jazeera, citing its staff and AFP, reported that the White House says President Donald Trump will not intervene to prevent the extradition of Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate to the United Kingdom. The brothers, prominent online influencers, were arrested in Miami after UK prosecutors brought a new set of sex crime charges against them. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt gave a brief denial when asked Thursday whether Trump would block the extradition, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in the Philippines on Wednesday that the US government had no current role in the matter.

According to the report, UK prosecutors allege the conduct occurred between 2010 and 2017. Andrew Tate faces charges including multiple counts of rape, arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation, assault, and offences involving indecent images of a child and extreme pornography. Tristan Tate faces charges including rape, sexual assault, and arranging or facilitating sex trafficking. Their lawyer, Joseph McBride, has described the charges as politically motivated.

The case has drawn heightened attention because the Tates have publicly supported Trump and have been associated with the online “manosphere” and far-right masculine influencer culture. Al Jazeera reported that this connection had prompted speculation over whether the administration might step in, but the White House response indicated it would not.

The brothers are also facing separate allegations in Romania involving trafficking, sexual abuse of minors and money laundering, and they moved to the US in 2025 as those accusations developed, Al Jazeera reported. Florida opened a criminal investigation into them in March 2025, though the article said its status is unclear.