Trump demands ICC members resign, calls court 'rogue institution'
At the UN General Assembly, Trump condemned the International Criminal Court and called for all member nations to withdraw immediately.
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Trump's ICC Confrontation
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What to know
- Trump called on all ICC member nations to immediately resign from what he characterized as a rogue, anti-American institution with no legitimate jurisdiction.
- The demand came at the UN General Assembly and follows the Trump administration's sanctions on ICC officials over the court's arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu.
- Trump framed the ICC as a threat to US military personnel and sovereignty, stating Washington would not allow Americans to face what he called show-trials.
“Washington would "never allow US service members or anyone else to be investigated or given show-trials by an anti-American tribunal with no jurisdiction over us."”
Donald Trump, US President · Middle East Eye ↗ · Sep 21
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Trump demands ICC members resign at UN General Assembly
Speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York, Trump urges all nations that are members of the ICC to resign and condemns the court as an "out of control institution" and "an evil group of people." He states Washington will "never allow US service members or anyone else to be investigated or given show-trials by an anti-American tribunal."
“I call on all nations that are members of the ICC to officially resign from this rogue institution immediately…”
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first by Middle East Eye, 1d ago · also Independent UK, Investing.com News, Reuters, Al-Monitor
2 more headlines
- Trump calls International Criminal Court ‘evil’ and demands members resign immediately Mastodon · 1d ago
- Trump calls on all ICC members to resign immediately Investing.com News · 1d ago
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first by Yahoo, 1d ago · also The Times of Israel, The Hindu
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- Addressing UN, Trump calls on ‘all nations’ who are members of ICC to quit the court The Times of Israel · 1d ago
- Trump calls on member nations to quit International Criminal Court, terming it ‘rogue’ The Hindu · 19h ago
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Trump calls the ICC "an evil group of people" and says, "I call on all nations that are nations of the ICC to officially resign from this rogue institution immediately"
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Trump administration has sanctioned ICC officials over Netanyahu warrant — The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on ICC officials following the international court's issuance of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
