Mike Johnson says US should 'punish' ICC for requesting Israel arrest warrants – video

The US house speaker, Mike Johnson, has said the US should 'punish the ICC and put Karim Khan back in his place' after the ICC chief prosecutor put out a request for arrest warrants for Israel's leaders over the way its army has conducted its war in Gaza. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Johnson said: 'If the ICC is allowed to threaten Israel's leaders, we know that America will be next,' adding: 'We have some very aggressive legislation that we're going to push as quickly as possible. It will impose sanctions'

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