Why are Democrats so quiet about the Tate brothers? | Moira Donegan
The party’s silence shows how broadly male supremacist thinking has seeped into the conventional wisdom of political strategists It’s not exactly strange that elements of
The party’s silence shows how broadly male supremacist thinking has seeped into the conventional wisdom of political strategists It’s not exactly strange that elements of the Magaverse have embraced Andrew Tate. What’s strange is that the Democrats do not seem interested in holding the Trump movement to account for it.
Andrew Tate, the misogynist influencer who is accused by numerous women around the world and now British prosecutors of rape and strangulation, as well as assault, sex trafficking, possession of child abuse images and extreme pornography, and various other forms of gender violence and exploitation, was arrested in Miami last week, along with Tristan, his brother and sidekick.
Or I should say, they were rearrested: the men were previously charged in Romania, where they were under house arrest until, following some conveniently timed diplomatic moves from the Trump administration, they were allowed to leave the country and resettled in the US. When asked if the Trump administration had secured their release from Romania back then, the Tates’ lawyer said “Do the math.
These guys are on the plane.” Now, finally, they are awaiting extradition to the UK, where they are dual citizens. Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...
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