President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio do not plan to block the extradition of Andrew and Tristan Tate to the U.K., despite their past support for Trump and connections to his family. The U.S. will honor its extradition treaty with the U.K. A senior administration official confirmed this stance. U.S. marshals arrested the Tate brothers in Miami after British authorities issued 38 new sex-crime charges, adding to 21 previous counts. The Tates also face separate sex-crime charges in Romania from 2023. Secretary Rubio has the sole discretion to block extradition if he believes the charges are politically motivated, but he is not inclined to do so. Sources close to Rubio state he views the Tates as "scum." Similarly, sources familiar with Trump's thinking indicate he wants no association with the brothers. The Tates' lawyer, Joe McBride, claims the charges are politically motivated and vowed to fight extradition. The brothers moved to Romania in 2015 after initial U.K. rape allegations, where they grew their online business. They gained notoriety for promoting hyper-masculine content and controversial views on women, garnering support from figures like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens. After Andrew Tate's 2024 comments following an assassination attempt on Trump, the Tates implied closeness with the Trump family. Despite past interventions by a former White House liaison regarding their seized phones, the current administration is not protecting them. Recently, the Tates attended events in D.C., including a party with government insiders, shortly before their arrest.