Transcript of World Leaders Push Back as Trump Targets Global Institutions and Reverses Russia Policy New

World leaders are calling out Donald Trump and his despicable regime as he is showing how deeply unserious and dangerous he has turned the United States into as an international actor. Think about these 4 events that just took place. Number one, Friday morning, the Trump regime announces that it is imposing full blocking sanctions against the ICC, the International Criminal Court, the Trump regime treating the ICC as a rogue terroristic organization and imposing the most severe sanctions in order to protect Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu. Those were the exact words that Donald Trump used a few weeks back at Camp David for why he intended to go after the ICC. And he waited until a former ICC judge, Navi Pillay, received the Nobel Prize, which set Donald Trump off all day and then into the evening around midnight, I did another video on it this morning where Donald Trump said, who even is this person? Nobody knows who Navi Pillay is. I think that I deserve the Nobel Prize. Look at what I did. Who is this lady? And then he went on to disparage her even more, but she was a former ICC judge. So then the Trump regime says, aha, we will destroy the ICC to get back at the fact that a former ICC judge just received the Nobel Prize.

Then after sanctioning the ICC, the Trump regime removed sanctions against Putin and Russia, despite the fact that the United States Congress just passed a law that Trump signed sanctioning Russia. And Donald Trump announced, we're going to be bringing all of this diesel into the United States after Donald Trump attacked European countries and countries throughout the world. And one of Donald Trump's pretexts for imposing tariffs against the world was, if you've been bringing in Russian oil at all, we're going to tariff you. This is what Donald Trump said about India to basically push Modi away. This is what Donald Trump said about numerous other countries for Donald Trump to only turn around. And then he imports diesel and he does it at such a small quantity that he announced 300,000 tons, 500,000 tons. I mean, you're talking about a few million barrels of oil that won't even last half a day in terms of the global supply of diesel. Do you even know what the hell you're talking about, Donald? We'll talk about the world's reaction there. Then the Trump regime on Thursday, while you have Hegseth aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which had very low morale, it returns to San Diego.

And then Hegseth says, um, we're gonna do public executions via firing squad. We're gonna livestream it in front of the world. Of Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter. who's now a paraplegic in a wheelchair, who's really just not coherent at all. And they're going to wheel the guy out and then they're going to do a firing squad livestream. And Donald Trump's like, I gotta do it. I think that that's how we make an example. So the United States is, again, all of these things combined, this is over 48 hours. And then you had Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State in Greece, saying we gave the speech in the Acropolis, right? While Kimberly Guilfoyle was embroiled in all all of this new corruption allegations, you know, in terms of allegedly her talking about helping to topple the Romanian government because they wouldn't buy certain oil. She denies the allegations, but there's like video of her with like the pro-Russian Romanian party and kind of working this out. The fact that she runs around apparently with this 39-year-old lobbyist guy— she's the Greek ambassador, um, who was, uh, who's a lobbyist for a Greek construction company that's getting involved in like LNG And steering things to this guy.

And then the scandal involving her, like, allegedly asking for $100,000 for, like, to pay off her Amex bill from a Trump MAGA donor who went public. She denies this, but all of this is kind of happening at once. And then Rubio's in Athens and he gives this speech in front of the Acropolis, like, we need to strengthen the Western civilization. It's like, dude, you keep on attacking—

What?

Every country in the orbit. Like, what are you even saying? Today we find ourselves at a crossroads because the next decade and the decisions we make will write the story of the next century. Dude, you had Xi Jinping show up in the White House, mock Donald Trump by saying we must learn the lessons of the Thucydides trap, meaning China is the ascending growing power. The US is the waning, descending, collapsing power. And Xi Jinping says, stay out of our way. And Donald Trump's like, yes, Xi, yes, Xi. And he literally had our service members, our courageous Air Force members and Army members get down on their knees and roll out a red carpet for Xi Jinping. Rubio's like, the course we will take will determine whether the West maintains its place at the head of the world or resigns itself to a future of atrophy, servitude, and decline You're Mr. Atrophy, Servitude, and Decline. You literally said that your position was that the US should not be a leader. We will either choose to act now or lose the choice to act at all. Under President Trump, the United States has made its choice. What, to act like a dangerous, idiotic, unserious nation?

There's not even a threshold level of seriousness. And then throughout the day, you had the State Department posting, US hits International Criminal Court with sweeping sanctions as part of drive to dismantle the tribunal. And if there's any doubt, the reason that these sanctions were imposed specifically on Friday, that it was connected to Navi Pillay winning the Nobel Prize. The State Department posted the photo of her winning the Nobel Prize. I mean, what a sick and demented regime this is. So let's take a look at the world response right here. This is a statement that was issued from the foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. We, the undersigned states parties to the Rome Statute of International Criminal Court, reaffirm our continued and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the ICC. As committed supporters of the ICC, we regret and strongly disagree with the announcement of sanctions to be imposed upon the court by the United States. We note with appreciation the work undertaken by the court to prepare for such measures so that the court can continue to fulfill fulfill its mandate under the Rome Statute, and we underline our unwavering support in enabling the court in doing so.

Nevertheless, if put into effect, these sanctions will have a significant impact on the court's work, its dedicated staff, and their families. They work every day to bring those accused of the most serious international crimes to justice and to support their victims. We remain both united in our support for the ICC and committed to engaging in constructive and inclusive dialogue with non-state parties as we prepare for the Assembly of States Parties in December 2026. We will continue to work together to support the court's vital work, uphold the rules-based international system, and advance accountability. And Donald Trump's just posting photos of Navi Pillay all throughout the evening. I mean, if you think about other alliances that are taking place throughout the world, as Donald Trump's like, Putin, can we do a deal with you? Can we deal with it. I mean, 2 days ago, Putin was meeting with Iran's President Pashinyan in Turkmenistan at the CIS conference. That's the former Soviet states that then became, you know, independent. The meeting was in Turkmenistan. Iran was an honorary guest. Putin and Pashinyan, Iran's president, talked about cooperation economically, strategically, the subtext being militarily against the United States and Russia saying, we have unwavering support for you.

We'll always be there for you. You're not the aggressor. And then the Trump regime says, well, we're going to do economic outcast against Iran. Well, because of the catastrophic war in Iran causing a massive oil crisis, then Donald Trump says, okay, well, we have to deal with that by doing a diesel deal with Russia. Nothing says energy independence like doing a diesel deal with Russia. While Donald Trump threatened any other country that does a diesel deal with Russia would be subject to massive tariffs. Is this the most unserious and idiotic freaking regime imaginable of vile war criminals? This Trump regime.

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So here's ICC President Tomoko Akane. Now, she already was individually sanctioned a month or so ago by the Trump regime. They attacked They went specifically after her. And now they issued these same type of blocking sanctions against the whole court and anybody affiliated with it basically gets banned from participating in the international monetary system that the United States controls. So the Trump regime wielding the post-World War II international monetary system architecture, which is based on the dollar to attack anybody who's devoted their life to the ICC because the Trump regime wants to protect Netanyahu and in the future war criminal Trump and war criminal Hegseth from prosecution for their genocidal war criminal behavior. ICC President Tomoko Okani, here's what she says.

Unprecedented move. The United States has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court as an institution. This follows a series of designations against certain independent judges and prosecutors serving the cause of justice. The Court firmly rejects these sanctions. As an ICC judge myself, I can assure you that the Court is not politically motivated. We are an independent and impartial judicial institution, and our actions are guided only by the law and evidence.

More from ICC President Akhani. Here's what she says.

Let me be clear. The ICC does not yield to external threats that will only benefit those who commit the most serious crimes of concern to the international community. Today, I reaffirm the Court's steadfast commitment to discharging its mandate fully, with independence and impartiality. For the sake of victims.

More from Akhani over here.

Seeking to obstruct a court of law from fulfilling its judicial mandate is unacceptable. It is an attack against sovereign states that have created the court. It is an attack against the international legal order more broadly. It is an attack on the victims of mass atrocities who have waited years, sometimes decades, for those responsible to be held to account. Every measure taken against the Court is ultimately felt by those victims. The Court—

More from Mukani.

All of us must make a choice now. Between the world where might is right or the future based on the rule of law where victims can continue to access justice. In the face of such attacks, we cannot remain indifferent. All of us, including State Parties, have a legal and moral duty to act in defense of the international order, to stand up for law, not force. We'll be judged by history for the choices we make today.

And then she says the following. Let's play this clip from Akhani.

The court calls upon states to continue taking concrete actions, including to ensure that the court continues to have the necessary means to continue its work. This is not just about defending a single institution, but about safeguarding the international order grounded upon the rule of law.

Now you have Iranian leaders also responding to Marco Rubio's statements that this is about the Western civilization against against Iran. And again, the fact that the Trump regime is even framing things this way shows you this kind of deranged end-of-days apocalyptic, right? I mean, think about, you know, Pete Hegseth, you know, citing this— the Book of Isaiah says, send me to my death. If the Trump regime says, send me to my death for Israel, I need to be sent to my death. for never-ending wars for Netanyahu. I mean, that's what Hegseth is saying. Like, what the hell is— how is this even happening? What the hell is happening? This is what Mohsen Razai, the main advisor to Ayatollah Mojtaba Khomeini— here's what he says. When after defeat and humiliation at the hands of Iran, they head to Athens to craft a narrative of a civilization war it would be better if they also read another crucial chapter of history, the place where the Roman emperor knelt before Shapur. Whoever brings history into the fray must be prepared for its repetition as well. And then you also have MB Ghalibaf, Iran's lead civilian negotiator and parliament leader, says, throughout history, we Iranians have faced those who declare themselves masters of the universe, and sought to erase ancient civilizations.

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