Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned in July that the International Criminal Court would eventually interfere with American military and law enforcement operations, according to an opinion piece in The Hill published November 1. The piece, written by David Wippman and Glenn C. Altschuler, opinion contributors to the outlet, said Rubio described such interference as "only a matter of time."

According to the same piece, Rubio argued that such meddling would bring about the end of the United States as a sovereign and independent nation. The summary presents the remarks as part of the authors' broader argument about the court, though it does not lay out that argument in detail. He also made a promise about what the United States would use, but the summary breaks off mid-sentence before saying what it was.

The piece is an opinion article rather than reporting by The Hill's news staff, and its headline describes the administration as making war on the court. That characterization comes from the authors and is not a finding of fact. The summary does not identify the specific operations at issue, whether the court has taken any action, or how other governments or the court have responded.

The account here rests on the published summary of the piece, and the full text was not available for this report. Rubio's remarks are reported as the authors described them, and no other statement from Rubio or from the court is cited in the material reviewed. The complete article would contain the full argument, which this summary does not provide.

Sources: The Hill: Trump makes war on the International Criminal Court.