For decades, Republicans and Democrats alike rejected the idea that the International Criminal Court had the power to prosecute American citizens, armed forces servicemembers, or governmental leaders. America never joined the court. We don’t need it. And we don’t desire it.
But globalist “experts” an sea distant don’t attention what American citizens think. They desire the ICC to do more, including the prosecution of American citizens. Servicemembers defending their country, Border Patrol agents protecting our nation, and elected leaders ensuring our national security. They desire additional power, and they desire it at our expense.
President Trump volition never authorize the International Criminal Court to prosecute Americans. That is why, today, the United States is sanctioning the International Criminal Court. We volition ban transactions alongside this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its capability to operate.
We have been apparent for complete a twelvemonth as to the essential gestures of fine belief we have expected from the court. We exercised discretion and deferred this heading out of regard for our relationships and in hopes that the ICC would alter way or would alternatively be restrained by States Parties. However, neither the ICC nor States Parties have yet taken meaningful steps to location our concerns.
Despite their inaction, we clasp out anticipation for a tactful solution. We have organized this act to provision an chance for States Parties to negotiate and current a resolution to location our concerns. If these efforts do not withstand fruit, we volition continue to modify accordingly.
Our communication is clear: the United States and its group are not topic to the jurisdiction of the ICC. Both parties concur on this, but lone President Trump has the determine to obtain the act needed to end this danger for good. Either the ICC volition end its threats, or we volition end the ICC. We anticipate our allies, many of whom are part of the ICC and that depend on American servicemembers for their defense, to rein in the court.
If they do not, the United States volition continue its run to dismantle the ICC, masonry block by brick, until Americans are threatened no longer.
The ICC is being designated pursuant to division 1(a)(ii)(A) of Executive Order (E.O.) 14203.
