Andrew Tate’s brother, Tristan, has claimed that ‘the dream of the West is dying’ – insisting that the future lies in the Middle East because the United States is too crime-ridden and awakened.
The 35-year-old former kickboxer and influencer was arrested along with his brother by Romanian police on charges of human trafficking, rape and running an organized crime network.
The younger Tate, in an interview with Tucker Carlson that aired Sunday, insisted prosecutors had no evidence to charge him and said he expected to be acquitted.
From the home in Romania where he and his 36-year-old brother were under house arrest – which was lifted Friday, but they are not allowed to leave the country – Tate Carlson said he looked forward to returning to the Middle East on business.
“What does New York have that Dubai doesn’t?” said Tate, who is a British and American national, and describes herself as an international businessman.
Tristan Tate, 35, spoke to Tucker Carlson from his home in Romania, where he was under house arrest at the time. The restriction was lifted on Friday, but he is still unable to leave the country
Tate told Carlson that he did not feel safe in the United States and that the future lay in the Middle East
Tristan (left) is pictured with his brother Andrew, 36, at the appeals court in Bucharest on August 1
The website tristan-tate.com calls him “an outstanding business and family man” and adds: “We could almost say that Tate is the real James Bond.”
Tate told Carlson, “Dubai has it all. It’s a beautiful place. The United Arab Emirates is a beautiful place. Saudi Arabia recently opened up. And give it five, six, seven years – they’ve got the money.
“Saudi Arabia is going to have nice, clean, nice, nice, safe cities for every millionaire or billionaire in the world to enjoy.
And they can go there and enjoy the amenities and live their lives without the threat of some subway psychopath attacking you.
“And if you defend yourself, what will happen to you? Maybe 20 years – we’re about to find out. In two cases. It’s nauseating.’
Tate, who declined to comment on his business interests in the Middle East, said he appreciated the region’s strict system of law and order.
“They understand at a grassroots level the issues that affect society’s demise,” he told Carlson.
‘Go and try to buy drugs in the Middle East. I dare you.
“They know that if you let go of morality, society falls apart.”
Tate, who claimed that the 92 days he spent in a Romanian jail awaiting trial cost him “more than $50 million in lost earnings,” told Carlson he felt safe in the Middle East.
“I can drive my $5 million car across the Middle East, wearing my $2 million watch.
“I can go to different cafes, bars, have a few drinks, leave the car there, walk home. Leave the car unlocked.
‘No one steals. Because they take crime and immorality very seriously.”
Tate did not elaborate on his business dealings in the Middle East, but claimed his 92-day prison sentence cost him $50 million
Born in Chicago but moved to the British city of Luton when he was eight, Tate said he was appalled by the state of America’s cities today.
He said the West had lost its luster and he fully supported the slogan of making America great again.
Tate, telling Carlson how he thinks studying history is essential to understanding the present, said he felt America was headed in the wrong direction.
‘New York, in the 70s, 80s, California – probably the best places in the world to live. Literally,’ said Tate.
“Now you have a billionaire living in New York, or a multimillionaire living in New York, he’s older, he’s retired.
“But what – he can’t walk down the street at all? Should he stay in his apartment? He needs bodyguards to go to the store, the supermarket. He’s like, why not Dubai?’
Tate, who said he became a Christian when he moved to Romania and aligned himself with the traditional family values of the Church, said he felt religion gave the Middle East its backbone.
“I give credit to religion. I give credit to the Islamic faith,” he said, arguing that the Middle East was not fighting over LGBTQ issues or drag queen stories.
‘They don’t want those bulls*** in the country. They do not want their children to be taught immorality in their school.
“So if you have kids, and you’re a very busy man, and maybe your wife is also very busy, and you want a comfortable environment where you know your kids can go to school and learn things like math and history, and geography, without transvestites reading them stories.
“You can go to the Middle East and be assured of what is happening in your school, in your home, in your family, on the street.”
Tristan (right) and Andrew Tate arrive at court in Bucharest on July 17
Tate told Carlson that he understood why people dreamed of moving to the United States 50 years ago.
But he felt the dream was gone and said he felt unsafe in America.
“I feel like the West’s dream is dying,” he said.
“So it’s like, where can I live the dream?”
‘What’s the dream? Beautiful, happy life, beautiful wife, healthy children, good health care, safe, schools are fine, mass crime does not exist, drug use is not common.
“It’s crazy that that’s the dream now. Isn’t it sad what happened?
To use a famous slogan, I really hope someone can make America great again.
“But even I haven’t liked the US for a long time.
“I am going to the US and I feel unsafe. I feel unsafe walking down the street. I see the pandemic of homelessness and drug abuse.
“How is this the capital of the free world? I look at the leadership and it makes me sick, on every level.
‘So yes, the Middle East is the place to be for now.
“Maybe the United States will be the place to be again in 20 years.”