Trump announces strikes against ISIS in Nigeria and wishes MERRY CHRISTMAS to ‘dead terrorists’ he claims are targeting Christians
Trump says US military launched strikes on ISIS terrorists in Nigeria
- President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military conducted "powerful and deadly" strikes against ISIS targets in Northwest Nigeria on Christmas Day evening.
- Trump stated the strikes were ordered in response to ISIS "targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians" in the region.
- He had previously warned that if the "slaughtering of Christians" did not cease, there would be "hell to pay," and confirmed that the "Department of War" executed the strikes.
- Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also posted online about the strikes, with Hegseth thanking the Nigerian government for its support.
- While Trump and some church leaders claim Christians are persecuted, experts and residents suggest the violence in Nigeria is widespread, affecting all citizens regardless of faith.