politics
Rebecca Solnit on Andrew Tate and Trump’s misogyny
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan may soon be extradited back to the UK – but the manosphere influencers' case will have lasting consequences in the US, where the Tates reportedly maintained multiple ties to the Trump administration. (The Tates have been charged with rape, trafficking and numerous other crimes, but deny all criminal wrongdoing.) Host Carter Sherman talks with author and Guardian columnist Rebecca Solnit about what the Andrew Tate saga reveals about Republicans' approach toward sexual violence and Donald Trump's connections to the manosphere. They ask: do people secretly like it when the US president hates women?
TL;DR
- Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate may be extradited to the UK.
- The Tates allegedly maintained ties to the Trump administration.
- The case reveals aspects of Republicans' approach to sexual violence.
- The discussion explores Donald Trump's connections to the manosphere.
- The conversation questions whether people are drawn to a misogynistic US president.