Secretary Rubio Pledges Defense of American Sovereignty Against the International Criminal Court

Summary

Secretary of State Marco Rubio argues that American sovereignty depends on Americans making their own laws and judging alleged crimes through their own legal system. He describes the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an unelected institution whose authority, he says, has expanded beyond its original, limited role of prosecuting grave crimes when national courts cannot.

Rubio warns that ICC actions could expose U.S. officials and personnel—including border agents, Marines, and prosecutors—to foreign prosecution for carrying out their duties. He says Americans never consented to that authority and invokes the Declaration of Independence’s rejection of trials overseas. He pledges that the administration will resist what he characterizes as attempts by the ICC and its allies to undermine U.S. sovereignty.

Presenter/contributor: Marco Rubio, Secretary of State.