Omar accused Rubio of weakening the only court that prosecutes genocide. Rubio says the ICC threatens U.S. sovereignty. The fight is escalating.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) took aim at Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration began pressing allies to pull back from the International Criminal Court. Omar argued the ICC is the only forum capable of holding perpetrators of genocide and war crimes accountable. Rubio countered that the court threatens U.S. sovereignty.
The clash is not new. The U.S. has never joined the ICC, and both Republican and Democratic administrations have resisted its jurisdiction over American personnel. What changed is the administration's active push to get treaty partners to distance themselves, a step beyond the sanctions and visa bans imposed during Trump's first term.
Omar's office released a statement accusing Rubio of undermining a mechanism designed to prosecute the worst international crimes. "Don't commit atrocity crimes," she said, "and you won't have to worry about the ICC." The remark drew immediate pushback from Republican lawmakers who called the court a political tool aimed at Israel and the U.S.
The ICC's prosecutor is currently seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders, a move that has deepened the divide. European allies have largely defended the court's independence, while Hungary and several other nations have signaled they may follow Washington's lead.
No date has been set for a formal vote on any related legislation in Congress.
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