International Criminal Court at The HaguePresident Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to dramatically escalate his administration’s campaign against the International Criminal Court, with fresh sanctions that could severely hamper the Hague tribunal’s ability to function.Under plans reported by The Wall Street Journal, the administration would prohibit most financial transactions involving the ICC after a six-to-seven-month grace period.EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is preparing to impose sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court, a sharp escalation in Washington’s efforts to dismantle the institution after it issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…— Dave Brown (@dave_brown24) September 20, 2026Reuters independently reported the existence of the proposal but said it had not verified the Journal’s details. The consequences could be enormous. BREAKING: President Trump and Sec. Marco Rubio are preparing SWEEPING SANCTIONS against the globalist International Criminal Court (ICC) — WSJThe move would effectively CUT OFF the ICC from making most transaction in US dollars…GLOBALISTS ON THE RUN Within the… pic.twitter.com/XaaRqFBqn0— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 20, 2026Cutting the ICC off from transactions involving American companies and the U.S.-dominated financial system could make it almost impossible for the court to conduct routine international business.The Journal described the planned measures as potentially far more damaging than the sanctions Washington has already imposed on individual ICC officials. Trump has been targeting the ICC since returning to office after the court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes in Gaza.He previously signed an executive order in February 2025 declaring that the court had engaged in “illegitimate and baseless actions” against the U.S. and Israel and authorizing asset freezes and other penalties against officials involved.Donald Trump vs. the International Criminal Court/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i