On Christmas Day, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he authorized a lethal military strike against Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria, accusing the group of violently persecuting Christians across the country.
“Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries!” the president wrote on Truth Social.
“I have previously warned these Terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was,” he went on. “The Department of War executed numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing.”
“Under my leadership, our Country will not allow Radical Islamic Terrorism to prosper. May God Bless our Military, and MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, including the dead Terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues,” the president concluded.
Over the past several months, Donald Trump has repeatedly highlighted the suffering of Christians in Nigeria, even urging his defense secretary in November to prepare for potential action and warning that the United States could intervene forcefully to protect them.
