Tate, who has more than 10 million followers on X, has repeatedly praised Trump and urged his American followers to vote for him ahead of the 2024 election, posting such
praises as “All Trump does is win” and
stating those who oppose him should be “expelled from the country.”
Tate has compared himself to Trump, in
one post noting both he and Trump have been accused of sex crimes and were “vilified by old recordings making jokes,” likely referring to various sexual misconduct allegations made against Trump and his controversial leaked Access Hollywood tape.
Tate, a
self-avowed misogynist, has used sexist language to prop up Trump, in
one post stating his election victory kept “evil war mongering she witches out of office” and in
other posts used homophobic slurs and offensive language to refer to supporters of former Vice President Kamala Harris.
Members of Trump’s inner circle have also voiced support for Tate, including Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., who
called Tate’s detention in Romania “absolute insanity,” and billionaire
Elon Musk, who last month replied to a post on X about Tate voicing his intent to run for United Kingdom prime minister, praising Tate’s assessment of U.K. politics as “not wrong.”
Vice President
JD Vance slammed the Romanian government last week, though not about Tate’s detention, accusing the government of suppressing free speech by annulling an election result that was thought to be influenced by Russian meddling.
One of the young staffers behind Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, Gavin Kliger, has also boosted Tate’s content on social media,
Reuters reported.
