SOVEREIGNTY ABOVE ALL! “DO NOT TOUCH THE UNITED STATES!” — TRUMP TAKES ON THE ICC, REJECTS ANY ‘UNELECTED FOREIGN BODY’ JUDGING AMERICANS! 
The Trump administration has issued its strongest warning yet to the International Criminal Court (ICC): the United States will not allow an unelected foreign tribunal to investigate or threaten American citizens or leaders.
As the ICC continues pursuing inquiries linked to U.S. military operations in Afghanistan and other sensitive geopolitical conflicts, the White House sees a clear and dangerous overreach. President Donald Trump’s position is blunt and unmistakable: the United States never signed the Rome Statute, and therefore the ICC has no jurisdiction over Americans. Period.
Supporters of the president argue this is not “dodging justice,” as critics claim, but a firm stand for national sovereignty, a core principle of any democratic nation. A senior administration official put it plainly:
“No sovereign country allows its soldiers or elected leaders to be judged by a foreign court it never agreed to recognize.”
What truly alarms the White House is the precedent such investigations could create. If the ICC can claim authority over the United States today, Trump allies warn, it could target any nation tomorrow that refuses to fall in line with an expanding web of global institutions. To them, this is a fast track toward the politicization of international justice.
Critics accuse Trump of seeking immunity out of fear. His supporters fire back just as forcefully: defending sovereign immunity is not an admission of guilt. It is a declaration that Americans are accountable under American law, overseen by American courts, Congress, and voters — not judges in The Hague who answer to no U.S. electorate.
Trump’s stance isn’t new. Presidents from both parties have long resisted ICC jurisdiction. The difference is that Trump is willing to say it openly — and act on it.
For his supporters, this isn’t a crisis. It’s a president doing exactly what he was elected to do: draw the line, say no, and defend American sovereignty without apology.
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