Donald Trump ally warns Keir Starmer the US will 'crush' the UK economy if it helps arrest Benjamin Netanyahu

[Doodley]

Source: The Independent

A staunch ally of Donald Trump has warned Keir Starmer that the UK will face severe economic consequences if it helps arrest Benjamin Netanyahu.

Senator Lindsey Graham said the US should “crush” the economies of all those who comply with the international warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The Israeli leader faces arrest if he enters Britain, Downing Street has said.

On Friday No 10 refused to explicitly comment on the case, saying it was a hypothetical situation, but added that the UK would follow its legal obligations.

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Asked what the penalty should be, he added: “We should crush your economy because we’re next…Why can’t they go after Trump or any other American president?”



Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/donald-trump-starmer-arrest-netanyahu-economy-b2652482.html

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Is this how America should behave on the world stage?

[Irish_Dem]

1. US now treats its allies like enemies, and our enemies like allies.

[Doodley]

4. Correct. We are a rogue nation and will be considered a threat to other nations.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Of course no threat to our new allies: Russia, China, Iran, Saudi, NK.

[murielm99]

15. We are indeed.

We need to help each other until we can handle and dispose of this threat to sensible Americans and our allies.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Authoritarians reflexively protect other authoritarians. . . . nt

[Doodley]

6. Trump loves the strongman act.

[wolfie001]

3. Let's make an enemy of our greatest ally

donnie dumbshit

[Doodley]

7. The "special relationship" is now dead.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Republicans have a real problem with courts that might apply to them

[Doodley]

8. They don't allow other lawmakers or nations to disagree with them.

[yorkster]

10. Go to hell, Lindsey.

[angryxyouth]

11. Little authoritarian

Little authoritarian wants to show his masters he can be a dominatrix too.

[ColinC]

12. Europe needs to radically and quickly establish a combined defense force

Like yesterday. Their sovereignty is definitely at stake...

[madashelltoo]

13. Reach under your chair, there is a

THREAT for you. Whoever you are. After all, the richest man in the world and the most powerful man in the world are ego tripping. They have forgotten they too are human and it all ends for each of us the same way. In other words, the trip is limited.

[William Seger]

14. When you join the Dark Side, no point in going half way

If you're gonna embrace fascism, you might as well go all in for war crimes, too.

I've never much liked Lindsay Graham, but Trump has turned him into a turd-worshiping turd. Does Trump really have something bad on him, or is he just revealing his natural stench?

[Blue_Tires]

16. Threatening our closest allies already?

Right on brand for King Donnie. 😒

[liberalgunwilltravel]

17. Lindsey

When Putin releases the kompromat about you and your stable of underage boys, we'll never have to hear from you again.

[GB_RN]

18. Oh, FFS.

Jeebus. Just when I think Lindsey Graham has said THE stupidest thing and he can’t get any more stupid, he proves me wrong. He and Cantaloupe Caligula the Corpulent seem to find new sub-basements in the already abyssal-like depths of dumb.

[Justice matters.]

19. No need to, they did it to themselves with the stupid conservative Brexit.

[Jackson jr]

21. Sen. Graham threatening a major ally

is useless, ineffective, ineffectual, meaningless, no good, pointless, and stupid.

[LudwigPastorius]

22. Lindsey Graham is such an anus licker.

Take a peek at what being a member of the Nazi club gets you, Senator.

[C0RI0LANUS]

23. And Lindsey Graham was a JAG Colonel in the USAFR.

Sen. Lindsey O. Graham, second from right, with pistol strapped around his leg, walks with Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) during a visit to Parwan, Afghanistan on 7 July 2013. (Photo: SSG Tramel Garrett / US Army).

British Army casualties in Afghanistan as part of ISAF/NATO: 457 personnel; 405 died because of hostile action.

During the Iraq War, 179 British service personnel and at least three UK Government civilian staff were killed.

Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) casualties in both Afghanistan and Iraq: None.

Does Sen Graham not know who America's military allies are?

[muriel_volestrangler]

24. So Graham assumes Trump is already, or will be, guilty of war crimes or crimes against humanity

and needs to shield his boss from the law.

[Vinca]

25. This is a good example of Republicans vs. Democrats. Threats vs. negotiations. Enjoy, America. You voted for it.

[Native]

26. "We should crush your economy because we're next"? Worried much?

[MiHale]

27. I pray other nations treat our leaders...(incoming)

The same way.

[Scrivener7]

28. No. It's not how we should behave, but it's how we WILL behave for at least the next 4 years.

[travelingthrulife]

29. A sitting Senator threatening to crush one of our oldest allies for his cult leader.

Charming.

[sinkingfeeling]

30. Uh, it may well turn out that it's America's economy that gets crushed.

[woodsprite]

31. Technically we don't recognize the ICC, are not

A member country, do not contribute funding, and didn’t sign onto the Rome Treaty. It’s not like Trump could protest by pulling out, so siccing Lindsey on them with threats is about all they can do.

I kind of wish Biden could sign on to the ICC before leaving office. That would cover US military atrocities perpetrated on US soil and territories because we already know tRump would encourage those actions.

[Wiz Imp]

32. The MAGAs think this makes America great

Being in a group of countries that are not part of the ICC which includes

China
Cuba
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Lebanon
Libya
North Korea
Pakistan
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Russia
Sudan
Syria
Turkey
Yemen

Makes you proud to be in the same group as all those countries, doesn't it?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

33. Starmer, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, said that he will honor the ICC warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu.

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