US Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the International Criminal Court, calling its personnel 'crazy and insane' and declaring that the United States will not join the court, according to media reports. Rubio said the ICC has no authority over the US.
01 · THE DISPATCH
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday reiterated his criticism of the International Criminal Court, calling its personnel 'crazy and insane' and stating that the US will not be part of the court. As The Zioneer reported earlier today, the remarks came in response to a demand by ICC figure Mahmood Mamdani that the United States join the court. Rubio insisted the ICC has no authority over the US. The US is not a party to the Rome Statute that established the ICC.
02 · How it developed
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03 · Source and signal
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