On 17 July 2026, Tristan and I were in Washington, D.C. having spent the preceding days meeting with more than 100 people within and connected to the U.S. political system. Our conversations focused on mobilizing young people ahead of the midterm elections and the influence of independent cultural figures over a generation traditional politicians have failed to reach.
That same day, whilst Labour announced Andy Burnham as its new leader, I flew to Miami to host a boxing event with Jon Jones. The next day, Tristan and I were arrested under provisional extradition warrants, before any substantive evidence had been presented to the US court.
I have now spent 109 days in solitary confinement.
I publicly supported Donald Trump in 2016, 2020 and 2024, playing what many people consider a meaningful role in the cultural shift behind his return to the White House. Even Kamala Harris has discussed my electoral influence in her autobiography. People like Charlie Kirk and I challenged political orthodoxy and reached young men whom the establishment had abandoned.
I was doing the same in Britain, challenging Labour over grooming gangs, mass immigration and freedom of speech, while supporting the movements around Reform UK and Restore.
Now consider the extraordinary coincidence: two brothers, different complainants, different allegations, different dates and separate investigations, yet extradition warrants issued simultaneously and both arrested together.
The political interference was obvious with MPs openly calling for action against us for our online speech. The coordination and timing are blatantly a politically motivated attempt to silence me ahead of the US midterms and during a critical period in British politics.
Tommy Robinson faces criminal proceedings. Nigel Farage and Reform UK face investigations and scrutiny. Meanwhile, I remain in solitary confinement. This is a perfect example of the treatment of political dissent under the Labour Party.
This is bigger than me. What happens when somebody challenges powerful institutions and accepts the risks of speaking freely, only to find that those who benefited from their courage are unwilling to defend their basic rights?
Last night's election results should prompt serious reflection about what happens when political parties lose the trust of their own supporters.
Every young person considering speaking publicly is watching. If controversy means abandonment, why should they believe that institutions promising freedom will defend their rights when it matters? I receive thousands of messages asking precisely that question.
I have spent 109 days fighting for my liberty due to political interference by a Labour government whose actions I have repeatedly challenged.
You cannot claim to defend freedom while treating the freedom of controversial people as expendable.
After more than half a decade of knowing the Tate brothers beyond the cameras, a very close friend speaks out about the men she knows personally. Sharing based on her firsthand experiences and insight into their character, she stands by the men she has come to know over the years. She believes they are sincerely kindhearted men and her testimonial speaks far louder than any public narrative ever could. Out of an abundance of caution regarding her safety she would prefer to remain anonymous.
#FREETHETATES
@Cobratate@TateTheTalisman@McBrideLawNYC
@LadyGAura 100% agree with you. The only good part about situations like this is being able to see and find out who truly had your back when you truly needed it. #FREETHETATES
Freedom of speech should never be met with character assassination.
In this documentary, Tommy explains what Tate supporters have been raising concerns about since the UK viciously began pursuing the Tate brothers.
If you doubt what supporters have been saying, watch this documentary and hear directly from people who say they have been slandered, including Tommy himself. It explores allegations of attempts to bribe journalists to write fake hit pieces, taxpayer-funded campaigns to influence public opinion in and out of schools, and the devastating impact that public smears can have on people's lives and reputations.
Watch it. Listen for yourself. Question the narrative. People deserve the opportunity to hear the evidence and make up their own minds based on actual facts and clear evidence.
@Cobratate and @TateTheTalisman
are innocent men.
As always FREE THE TATES. ✊🏻
#FREETHETATES
I hope that once the Tate Brothers are free, because it’s a matter of when, not if, they look back over these last few months and pay VERY close attention to the influencers, political figures, and people in positions of power who chose to stay silent.
Truly. I hope they remember who stood by them, who spoke up, and who conveniently disappeared when it mattered most. Silence speaks volumes, and loyalty is revealed when standing up for someone comes at a cost.
I hope they never trust or endorse those people again. Ever.
@Cobratate@TateTheTalisman
#FREETHETATES
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They are afraid of the Tate brother’s speaking their minds once again. That’s why they don’t want to let them out any time soon.
But the truth always comes to light. God bless @Cobratate@TateTheTalisman !🙏🏽
Can’t wait!
🚨 I CALLED AND EMAILED TODAY. HAVE YOU?! IF YOU HAVEN’T CALLED TODAY, CALL NOW. 🚨
CALL DAILY. EMAIL DAILY. NO EXCUSES.
Don’t know what to say? I’ll leave a prompt in the comments.
0 excuses. Every voice matters.
We need to speak up about the living conditions Andrew and Tristan Tate are reportedly being held in at the FDC Miami SHU.
Here is the contact information for FDC Miami, BOP, DOJ OIG, and Senator Rick Scott, along with resources to find your own state’s Senators and Representatives.
If you have concerns:
CALL. EMAIL. ASK QUESTIONS. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD.
🇺🇸 FDC MIAMI
📞 305-577-0010
🇺🇸 FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS (BOP)
📞 202-514-6551
📧 [email protected]
🇺🇸 DOJ OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
📞 1-800-869-4499
🇺🇸 SENATOR RICK SCOTT — FLORIDA
📞 202-224-5274
📧 [email protected]
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☎️ CAPITOL SWITCHBOARD:
202-224-3121
This is bigger than just Andrew and Tristan. People in federal custody deserve to have their living conditions taken seriously.
If you’re concerned, DON’T JUST TALK ABOUT IT. DO SOMETHING.
CALL. EMAIL. SPEAK UP.
#FREETHETATES
@Cobratate@TateTheTalisman@AmirSubasic1971@McBrideLawNYC
These people don't understand that putting Andrew Tate in jail makes him even more well known and famous.
Couple months ago there were no MSM articles about Tate brothers and now there there are thousands of them.
These things make people look into their case and realize how stupid it is.
Then they understand that Andrew Tate's message as a whole is a positive one.
The problem is that Andrew Tate will not break and that is what infuriates everyone determined to make him suffer. Why else would he be held in a prison cell in the alleged country of FREEDOM, the United States of America?
They have tried everything. He still will not budge. They keep searching for the pressure that will make him kneel. Yet they are stunned when he smiles through deteriorating conditions. You do not have to like him to understand how the law is supposed to work. He has not been convicted of any CRIME. Still he is treated worse than cartel leaders like El Chapo, a convicted criminal who has ended the lives of thousands of people in America.
My respect goes out to the brothers holding the front line with bravery and perspicacity, for every U.S. citizen the United States claims to stand behind and defend from crooked nations like the fallen countries of the U.K. and Romania.
The world is watching. Whether they realize it or not, people are opening their eyes. At this point there is little the United States can do to prove these actions are justified. This is a politically driven attack. They will not stop with the Tate brothers unless we STAND AS ONE.
#FREETHETATES
My situation is deteriorating.
Despite spending 61 days in the SHU, the punitive unit for inmates who attack other prisoners and guards, I have once again had my conditions downgraded.
Since the time I have come into this jail I have been forced to endure punitive housing.
During my time here, I have watched men come and go, men who have stabbed other inmates.
These men are only forced to stay in these cells for 7 days until rereleased to general population.
I have been here for 61 days and counting.
Today, I was informed that I was finally changing cells.
However, I was moved to another cell inside the same SHU unit in far worse condition than my past one.
I no longer have hot water of any kind.
I no longer have air conditioning of any kind.
I have a serious roach infestation, with 10/15 visible roaches on the ceiling and walls at any one time no matter how many I kill.
I have stone-cold water and filth. That’s it. NOTHING else.
My last cell was already the minimum which could be attributed to me inside of this prison, they’ve found a WORSE cell and forced me to move.
There is absolutely no reason for this to be happening.
I understand FDC Miami has received thousands of complaints due to the conditions they house inmates in.
I understand that after large-scale protests, ICE detainees are no longer held in the SHU unit because of the damage done to their physical and mental health. So illegals are too good for these rooms, but I’m in one.
I, an American citizen, here legally, with zero criminal record globally and no accusations of crime in the United States, am held in the SHU unit.
This is a cruel and unusual punishment. This violates civil rights.
This is being done to me on purpose.
I have done nothing but show respect to every single guard. I have been kind to everyone. I have sat in the SHU for 61 days, longer than anyone currently in custody, sitting in the dark and filth focused on my breathing. I have endured.
Yet they do not respect me for this, in fact the senior staff sees me as a fool for being patient and respectful. As prisoners who flood cells and attack guards get moved to better conditions and I am ignored.
I have repeatedly requested the attention of senior staff regarding my conditions who are now refusing to talk to me. Last time their attention was requested he apparently replied “fuck that guy”
Why? I've only been nice to him. I called him sir. I smile and nod my head. I've done nothing to this man which could be considered negative by the furthest stretch of any imagination.
The last time he spoke to me, was two weeks ago, when during Rec he stormed into the yard with other guards, handcuffed me and Tristan behind our backs and screamed in our faces.
He screamed with rage, as if somebody kicked his dog, foaming at the mouth… because we had extra books in our cell. He lost his mind over books. I've never seen a man so angry, over a book.
I felt sorry for him.
Tristan and I said nothing and apologized despite the fact it was pathetic.
I haven’t seen him since, and he’s downgrading my conditions and leaving me to rot.
I would like to add there are good staff here, hard-working men and women who know what is happening to me is unfair and understand this place isn’t fit for humans. They repeatedly apologize to me and state that the senior staff have never treated other high-profile prisoners this way. I'm the only one.
Nobody knows the reason why this is happening. But someone is ordering it. This is my life, I am living it and it is brutal.
I have been left with no choice but to take legal action against FDC Miami for the conditions of my confinement. This is a civil rights issue. I do not ask for special treatment.
I asked to be treated the same as any other prisoner and American citizen.
In fact, I ask to be treated as well as an ILLEGAL.
Not only am I in jail, I have been downgraded by 95% from what normal prisoners receive.
I have prepared a package, currently with my legal and PR teams, of every single infraction I have witnessed in this facility. The corruption, the lack of recreation, the filth, the unsanitary conditions.
ANYONE who has previously complained against this facility can contact my legal team. I understand they have tortured thousands of people, and all of them were not even treated as badly as I am being treated.
There is no ambiguity here - what is happening to me is against the law.
There is absolutely no reason for FDC to be treating men this way, whether they are American citizens or otherwise. They are deliberately torturing me.
The Romanians treated me better than this.
To all Main Stream News outlets, if you want to understand why this facility received thousands of complaints, I have the story and the proof - contact my team immediately.
I would never kill myself.
@RealCandaceO have you followed up on this by chance? I havent seen anything. But I know we all would love your input. You gave quite a lot of support and provided facts regarding the brothers during their Romanian arrest. The public needs to hear the truth from you regarding this.
#FREETHETATES
@Cobratate@TateTheTalisman@tateprotest@McBrideLawNYC@AmirSubasic1971