Trump says he will not block Tate brothers extradition to the UK

US President Donald Trump will not intervene to stop the extradition of Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate to the United Kingdom, the White House said on Thursday. The brothers were detained by US authorities in Miami on Saturday, after British prosecutors announced new charges against them. Their lawyer has described the case as politically motivated, but the White House said there would be no role for the administration in the extradition process.

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a briefing that the president would not stop the extradition. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also distanced the administration from the case, saying there was no role for the US government to play in the matter at this stage, or possibly ever. The brothers are facing 59 charges in total in the UK, including rape, sex trafficking and assault, with 42 charges against Andrew Tate and 17 against Tristan Tate.

The detention in Miami marks a new stage in a case that has already moved across several jurisdictions. The Tates have been based in Romania in recent years, where they also face allegations of trafficking minors, sexual intercourse with a minor and money laundering. In March 2025, Florida launched a criminal investigation into the brothers, although the current status of that inquiry is unclear.

Their lawyer said after a hearing in Miami that they were innocent and would fight extradition. The case has drawn attention because of the brothers' public profile and their links to the online manosphere, a hyper-masculine network that has been associated with support for Trump. Andrew Tate has also sought relationships with members of Trump's family in the past, according to US media reports.

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That background has added a political dimension to a legal process that is now being handled by US, British and Romanian authorities in parallel. British prosecutors' decision to bring fresh charges has intensified the legal pressure on the brothers, who have denied wrongdoing. The extradition process will determine whether they are sent to the UK to face the new allegations there.

It is not yet clear how long that process will take or whether any further hearings in the US will change the timeline. What remains uncertain is the next procedural step in Miami and whether the brothers will continue to challenge extradition in court. The status of the Florida investigation is also unclear, and the Romanian proceedings remain separate.

For now, the White House has made clear that it will not seek to block the UK case from moving forward.

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