Posted on 02/27/2025 9:53:21 AM PST by Miami Rebel
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis drew a sharp turn away from the Trump administration Thursday by announcing that controversial online figures Andrew Tate and his brother Tristen are not welcome in Florida. A spokesperson said the brothers landed in Fort Lauderdale earlier on Thursday.
DeSantis’s comments come in stark contrast to the Trump administration’s position after reports surfaced that the decision to let the brothers leave Romania was a result of President Donald Trump’s special envoy Richard Grenell who raised their case during a hallway exchange with Romanian Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu at the Munich Security Conference earlier this month.
As news broke, conservatives highlighted the Trump administration’s alleged involvement and warned against embracing the brothers.
“We have no involvement in that,” DeSantis said during a press conference. “I read about it through the media. Clearly, the federal government has jurisdiction. Whether they want to rebuff his entry into the United States, and I have confidence that — whether it’s Pam Bondi or Kristi Noem — that they will be looking at that.”
“I do know our attorney general, James Uthmeier, is looking at what state and jurisdiction we may have to be able to deal with this. But the reality is, is no, Florida is not a place where we’re where you’re welcome with that with us — that type of conduct. I’m in the air, and I don’t know how it came to this. We were not involved. We were not notified. I found out through the media that this was something that was happening.“
AP provided context on the Tate’s controversial arrival in the United States, reporting:
The Tates — who are dual U.S.-British citizens and have millions of online followers — were arrested in late 2022 and formally indicted last year on charges they participated in a criminal ring that lured women to Romania, where they were sexually exploited. Andrew Tate was also charged with rape. They deny the allegations.
In December, a court ruled that the case couldn’t go to trial because of multiple legal and procedural irregularities on the part of the prosecutors. The case, however, remained open, and there is also another ongoing investigation against them in Romania.
Romania’s anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT, said in a statement Thursday that prosecutors approved a request to change the travel restrictions on the Tates, but didn’t say who made the request.
“Sad, sad, sad, that you conflate Ron DeSantis with Dan Abrams.”
I didn’t but you just did.
Then why the tutorial on Dan Abrams?
if you think that the story is somehow tainted due to it being reported by Mediaite, feel free to read all about it on Breitbart or The Washington Examiner.
A rare L for Andrew Tate because he's an American citizen.
*L for DeSantis
“That said, he hasn’t been convicted of anything. It’s curious that Romania let him walk, but we don’t know the facts. “
He is still under Indictment and has to return to Romania when summoned.
There are also lawsuits filed against him.
“Then why the tutorial on Dan Abrams?”
Abrams founded Mediate.
I will repost my leading paragraph, which was directed to two anti-DeSantis dudes.
Some Freepers love it when the left wing media jerks conservatives trying to split us up.
Ron DeSantis jive talking. Hoping that being anti-Tate will help him when running for President in 2028. Tate + brother will end up in Florida, Texas or Nevada.
“That said, he hasn’t been convicted of anything. It’s curious that Romania let him walk, but we don’t know the facts.”
What is known is that the Tate’s had some girls over for several days and their boyfriends reported them as missing.
The Tate’s were later arrested for kidnapping the women, however security camera video showed the women coming and going freely and paying for food deliveries, etc. Basically they were cheating on their men and playing rich housewives at the Tate’s.
The Tate’s were arrested after pressure from the Biden administration when the Tates were publicly posting against Biden initiatives, as well as Greta Thunberg, and then having the unmitigated gaul to make pro-Trump statements.
Romanian police called the entire matter a joke.
They were arrested, held in jail, but not charged. Sound familiar?
You shouldn't talk about all the people Trump hired like that.
You also shouldn't shamelessly lie YAO, but like I said--you do you
That DeSantis. What a freaking "LOOSER."
https://x.com/TheMilkBarTV/status/1828590887850648019
Hos need pimps. Tate bros saw they were needed in far off Romania, so they were on it! For cash and fun and sex.
He’s pretty vile. Good call Ron.
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