Jason Whitlock Shredded for Calling Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate ‘Necessary’ — Days After Blasting Him as ‘Evil’ Pimp
Conservative media pundit Jason Whitlock sparked a firestorm of criticism over an apparent shift in his opinion about accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate — just days apart.
“Andrew Tate isn’t some conservative influencer promoting the patriarchy in the manosphere,” Whitlock, host of Fearless With Jason Whitlock on Blaze Media, said in a clip posted to his X account on March 4. “He’s a pimp.”
But on Wednesday night — just a day later — Whitlock posted that Tate, an influencer and podcaster accused of sex crimes in two countries, was “necessary.”
“Andrew Tate is going to continue to be necessary to win this information war,” Whitlock said. “It’s our mindset as Christian evangelicals that just want to protect what we hold dear that will allow Western Civilization to get destroyed. We have to be willing to have the conversations that Tate is having.”
Andrew Tate is going to continue to be necessary to win this information war. It’s our mindset as Christian evangelicals that just want to protect what we hold dear that will allow Western Civilization to get destroyed. We have to be willing to have the conversations that Tate is… pic.twitter.com/ZzvjAdXl84
— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) March 6, 2025
Condemnation on social media was hard and swift, including from prominent MAGA influencers like Ian Miles Cheong.
Whitlock was back on X on Thursday, defending his take, but reiterating his disdain for Tate.
“You won’t find me anywhere arguing Christians need to embrace Andrew Tate. Yesterday, I offered an analysis on why some conservatives choose to defend Andrew Tate. I called him a force for evil and a pimp. I argued that his appeal among some conservatives is his defense of ‘white’ culture and nationalism.”
Andrew Tate is going to continue to be necessary to win this information war. It’s our mindset as Christian evangelicals that just want to protect what we hold dear that will allow Western Civilization to get destroyed. We have to be willing to have the conversations that Tate is… pic.twitter.com/ZzvjAdXl84
— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) March 6, 2025
“I may have to tolerate Andrew Tate because of my failings,” Whitlock said in another video posted Thursday. “Instead of being a sexual degenerate in my 20s, 30s and part of my 40s — if I had done my job — Andrew Tate wouldn’t be necessary.”
Tate and his brother Tristan were arrested in Romania in 2022, when they were slapped with rape and human trafficking charges. They are also facing a lawsuit from four women in the U.K. who claim the brothers raped and abused them.
Authorities in Florida have opened up an investigation into Tate, who arrived in the state last month after two years of house arrest in Romania. Andrew Tate’s arrival in the U.S. came after the Trump administration reportedly lobbied for his release.
