The Tate brothers are accused of human trafficking and forming an organised group to sexually exploit women in Romania. Andrew Tate is also accused of rape.

In the US they also face a civil case from a woman who alleges the brothers coerced her into sex work, and then defamed her after she gave evidence to Romanian authorities.

The brothers also face separate charges in the UK of rape and human trafficking. They deny all the allegations against them.

Upon arrival, Andrew Tate told reporters: “We live in a democratic society where it’s innocent until proven guilty and I think my brother and I are largely misunderstood.”

“There’s a lot of opinions about us, a lot of things that got around about us on the internet,” he said, adding that they are “yet to be convicted of any crime in our lives ever”.

The brothers declined to answer questions about their release and Trump’s role in them being allowed into the US.

A lawyer for the Tate brothers, Joseph McBride, said they will return to Romania at the end of March to meet the prosecutor before returning to the US.

“They feel secure in America for several reasons, the primary one being that Donald Trump is the president. As a result, they are excited to call America their home again,” Mr McBride said in a statement.

Speaking in the White House after their plane landed, Trump said he knew nothing about the Tate brothers being released from Romania.

Asked if his administration pressured the Romanian government to release them, he said: “I know nothing about that. I don’t know, you’re saying he’s on a plane right now?”

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who was sitting next to Trump in the White House, said: “There’s an English element here, so obviously it’s important justice is done, and human trafficking is obviously, to my mind, a security risk.”