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Marco Rubio: “The International Criminal Court is an illegitimate…”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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President Trump Hosts a Cabinet Meeting, Jul. 31, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 21:36

Not that they're not important, but there's some other issues happening around the world, Mr. President, that you've shown great leadership in that have not gotten nearly as much attention. I think they deserve to mention today. The first is The International Criminal Court is an illegitimate international organization. that frankly. Illegitimate. They've made themselves illegitimate because they claim that even if you're not a member of that court, they can come after you. (21:36–21:41)

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Asserts that the International Criminal Court is illegitimate.

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