Trump and Rubio defend Netanyahu, bash ICC
Rubio and Trump are in full damage control mode over the ICC. Rubio claims the ICC is "illegitimate" because it can prosecute non-members and whines about Jack Smith working there. Trump then immediately gets nervous about whether the ICC is "after me" and awkwardly denies it, then backtracks to say he's just defending Netanyahu and "various other people."
Translation: They're panicking about the ICC and want it dismantled specifically to protect Israeli leaders and Trump himself from prosecution.
Rubio: "The International Criminal Court is an illegitimate international organization that frankly, they've made themselves illegitimate because they claim that even if you're not a member of that court they can come after you. Jack Smith used to work there. These are the people that think they can go out and basically indict any world leader and haul them into the hay. So we've begun, we try to get them to reform and listen to us. They wouldn't do it, they're very arrogant."
Trump: "There's no information that they're after me. It could happen. But just so you know, he's talking about it, I'm saying, that means that maybe he's not trying to defend me. He's trying to defend BB and various other people. But there are many people that shouldn't be looked at that way. But there is no indication that I'm one of them at this moment."
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