Trump calls on all ICC members to resign immediately
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged members of the International Criminal Court to resign and condemned what he called an "out of control institution" and "an evil group of people." Trump told the United Nations General Assembly that the US would not allow military servicemembers to be subject to what he called show trials by an anti-American tribunal.…
US President Donald Trump has called on all members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to resign immediately. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, Trump condemned the ICC as an "out of control institution" and an "evil group of people".
He stated that the US would not allow its military servicemembers to be subject to what he termed "show trials" by an "anti-American tribunal". According to Middle East Eye, the Trump administration has previously imposed sanctions on ICC officials, reportedly after the court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Trump's comments were made at the UN headquarters in New York, where he urged ICC member nations to "officially resign from this rogue institution immediately".
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