Trump Launches Campaign Against International Criminal Court
The Trump administration vows to dismantle the ICC, citing threats to U.S. sovereignty.
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US secretary of state claims the global tribunal is interfering with US military and law enforcement operations Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, launched a campaign to dismantle the International criminal court (ICC) on Monday, claiming that the global tribunal was interfering with US military and law enforcement operations at the risk of American sovereignty. Rubio invoked images of US Border Patrol agents and elected leaders being “dragged before an international court” and tried by judges from around the world in a lengthy op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal Monday. Continue reading...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States will “dismantle” the international court that tries grave crimes “brick by brick, if necessary.”
The United States on Monday announced a campaign against the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing the tribunal of posing “an intolerable threat to US sovereignty” and threatening sanctions. “The ICC and its friends are waging a war against our country, not with bullets or missiles, but with statutes, compacts and the force of so-called international law,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a video statement. The State Department said in a statement the campaign will...
The Trump administration initiated a campaign against the International Criminal Court. This action targets the court's authority over American officials and military personnel. The United States argues the court threatens national sovereignty and self-governance. Diplomatic efforts and potential sanctions will be employed to disable the court. This move aims to protect American citizens from international prosecution.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday issued a new broadside in the U.S. fight with the International Criminal Court (ICC), announcing a diplomatic effort by the Trump administration to dismantle the global tribunal. Rubio issued the action call in an opinion article in The Wall Street Journal and a video message shared on social media. His announcement…