Trump Calls on All ICC Members to Resign Immediately

President Trump called on all member states of the International Criminal Court to resign from the tribunal immediately, according to Reuters, reported Sept. 22, 2026. The demand marks a sharp escalation in the administration's confrontation with the international court, which the United States has never joined.

Reuters did not attribute a direct quotation of Trump's remarks in the version of the report reviewed by HTT News, and the wire service's dispatch did not specify the venue, format, or full context in which the president made the statement. HTT News is treating the Reuters characterization as the operative account pending additional reporting.

What Did Trump Say About the ICC?

The core claim, as reported by Reuters, is straightforward: Trump wants every government that belongs to the ICC to step away from membership. The report frames the statement as directed broadly at the court's member states rather than at any single country's delegation. Reuters did not report a response from the ICC itself, from the Netherlands as host country, or from any individual member government in the version available to HTT News at publication.

What Is the International Criminal Court, and Why Is Washington at Odds With It?

The ICC is a treaty-based tribunal seated in The Hague that prosecutes individuals for war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity. The United States signed the treaty that created the court but never ratified it, and Washington has never been a member state. That outsider status has made the court a recurring flashpoint in U.S. politics across multiple administrations, independent of the specifics Reuters reported this week. The Reuters dispatch reviewed by HTT News did not detail which of the court's pending cases, investigations, or past rulings prompted the president's call for mass resignations, and no such detail is included here because none appeared in the sourced report.

What Else Is the Trump Administration Confronting This Week?

The ICC demand did not arrive in isolation. The same day, U.S. and Iranian teams met for talks and Trump separately rejected a set of proposed global rules governing artificial intelligence, according to HTT News. Separately, San Francisco filed suit against Trump Media over early-access fees tied to Truth Social, according to HTT News. None of those matters are legally connected to the ICC statement, but together they describe a single news cycle in which the administration and entities tied to the president were engaged on international governance, diplomacy, and domestic litigation simultaneously.

By the Numbers

Two figures anchor what is confirmed about this story at publication. First: Sept. 22, 2026, the date Reuters filed its report on the ICC statement, per Reuters. Second: three, the number of distinct Trump-linked news developments — the ICC demand, the AI-rules rejection paired with Iran talks, and the Truth Social lawsuit — that HTT News tracked across a single day's cycle, per HTT News's own reporting. No membership count, case count, or sanctions figure tied to the ICC statement itself appeared in the Reuters dispatch reviewed for this article, so none is reported here.

Timeline: How This Week's Developments Line Up

• Sept. 22, 2026: Reuters reports Trump has called on all ICC member states to resign immediately.
• Sept. 22, 2026: U.S. and Iranian teams meet for talks; Trump separately rejects proposed global AI rules, per HTT News.
• Sept. 22, 2026: San Francisco sues Trump Media over Truth Social early-access fees, per HTT News.

What Hasn't Been Confirmed Yet?

Several basic facts remain outside the scope of the sourced reporting. The Reuters dispatch reviewed for this article did not include the exact setting of Trump's remarks, a direct quotation, or any reaction from the ICC, the Netherlands, or individual member governments. It also did not link the statement to a specific ICC case or ruling. HTT News will update this report if Reuters or another primary source publishes additional detail, including any official response from The Hague or from foreign ministries of ICC member states.

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