President Donald Trump is facing backlash from his critics who argue the new administration had a hand in Romania freeing two influencer brothers who were charged with human trafficking. Andrew and Tristan Tate arrived in Florida Thursday after officials in Romania lifted travel restrictions imposed as part of the case.
The brothers are still under investigation and face trial on allegations of rape and trafficking minors, all of which they deny.
The British American online influencer Andrew Tate speaks to reporters after he and his brother, Tristan Tate, obscured at center right, arrived at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida on Thursday,
Andrew Tate, a self-described misogynist charged with human trafficking, has been allowed to leave Romania after a travel ban was lifted following reported pressure from Trump officials, according to reports.
The Tate brothers, who are dual US and UK nationals, had been banned from leaving Romania after being arrested in 2022 and charged with human trafficking.
The social-media influencer and his brother, under investigation for human trafficking and other criminal charges, left Bucharest weeks after a Trump official discussed the case with the Romanian authorities.
Republicans are at odds with a group that invited Andrew Tate and his brother to speak in Florida, despite human trafficking charges.
Right-wing influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were allowed to leave Romania where they had been arrested in 2022, and flew on a private jet headed for Florida on Thursday morning, according to CNN.
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are charged with human trafficking in Romania, arrived Thursday in the U.S. after authorities lifted travel restrictions on the siblings, who have
Four British women who've accused Andrew Tate of rape are "in disbelief and feel retraumatized by the news" that he's been allowed to leave Romania for the U.S.