Donald Trump says Netanyahu "Will not be arrested" in US amid NYC mayor's detention push
“Will not be arrested, in any way, shape or form, while in the United States of America…The only ones that should be arrested are the people that led Iran into this unprecedented SPIRAL OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION, smething that should have been dealt with years ago, by previous Presidents!”
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been exploring whether he can order local police to detain Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an International Criminal Court arrest warrant over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. Netanyahu is scheduled to attend the United Nations General Assembly in September. In response, former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Netanyahu would face no arrest in the United States, instead calling for the detention of those he claims are responsible for Iran’s current turmoil. Legal experts, including a Cardozo law professor and a former Israeli UN spokesperson, have stated that Mamdani lacks the authority to arrest a sitting head of state, who enjoys immunity and UN protections. Mamdani has acknowledged his administration will follow all applicable local laws.
- nystateofpolitics.com ↗︎21 JUL 2026