I want to be the one to name it.
It — the newest scandal to visit our creepily corrupt first family.
It — criminal charges against two brothers who are profiting from truly sleazy and evil activities. In this case — NOT Don Jr. and Eric.
It’s the Tate brothers, Andrew and Tristan: expressedly, passionately fans of our president, and chums with his sons, especially Junior and young Barron. And let’s say it’s for good reason. I’ll explain that in a moment. First, let’s name the scandal. My nominations:
WaterTate.
Porn-a-Lago.
Barron’s first Tate.
Sex, Lies and Videoed Tates.
Tatestein Files.
Over to you, America.
OK, so what’s the scandal? Some in Congress want to know. Some, and we know who, don’t want anyone to know (See “Epstein Files”).
What the Tate brothers are about appears to be exactly what Jeffrey Epstein was about: exploiting young women, some of whom allege rape of the most violent nature, including strangulation as recreation.
Some women have accused the Tate Bros of holding them against their will as sex workers for videos that have made the Tates titans of a sick, misogynist industry that many in the “manosphere” find to be buckets of fun.
They have 11 million followers on X, with Elon Musk having restored privilege after Twitter banned them
Sweet. The Tates, reports The New York Times, “have boasted about recruiting women to make lucrative sexual content, and have sold courses teaching young men how to follow in their footsteps.”
They do more than that. They talk. Their mantra is super-sexism, teaching sad boys to hate and hurt women. For the adult males in the audience, they’re happy to mock the whole concept of statutory rape.
If there’s a gender-based problem in the world, the Tates believe, it’s in the “repression of alpha males.”
If you’ve got a few minutes, listen to The New Yorker’s Heidi Blake about her investigation of these guys:
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Last week Andrew Tate was arrested in Miami on British charges of sex trafficking, rape and child pornography. Similar charges have been pending in Romania, to where they fled a few years ago when the heat got hot in Great Britain.
As said earlier, the Tates have friends in the highest places here, and they benefited from them. Romania had them under a travel restriction until the veritable stroke of the Orange Man’s return to power. Then our government intervened. Suddenly Andrew and Tristan were winging it to Florida and saying nice things about this president.
True, he hasn’t said much about them — but his sons have.
Don Jr. has led a chorus saying the Tate brothers have been witch-hunt victims and are First Amendment warriors against wokeness. Others to echo the line include Tucker Carlson, Candace Ross and the sainted Charlie Kirk.
And then there’s Barron, who used his daddy privilege to wrangle a Zoom with Andrew Tate.
Actually, it’s thanks to Justin Waller, reports The New York Times. Waller helps manage the Tates’ affairs. Called by some the “third brother,” according to the Times, Waller has assumed a “big brother” role for 20-year-old Barron, advising him on dating and varied manly things.
Upon Andrew Tate’s arrest, Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, a Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, is calling for Barron to testify to the committee.
Has the White House pulled favors for the Tates? Will the Justice Department follow suit on what Britain has done? A lot of Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplices will give a knowing wink.
Speaking of the sexual assault charges, Heidi Yates says several women alleging rape by Andrew Tate were diagnosed with petechiae — swollen or burst blood vessels from strangulation.
The child pornography charges against Andrew Tate have the taint of what gave Epstein Island its name.
Hey, MAGA, how many times have you called Democrats “groomers”?
With Epstein’s buddies and the Tate Bros, Republicans have schools of groomers right under their noses, and many in the White House have their cell phone numbers.
Longtime newspaperman John Young lives in Colorado. Email: jyoungcolumn@gmail.com.
