Trump threatens Nigeria with potential military action, escalates claim of Christian persecution

[dalton99a]

https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-christian-genocide-trump-9e09e52e33e7efe2d2d27360d3695ef5

Trump threatens Nigeria with potential military action, escalates claim of Christian persecution
By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN and AAMER MADHANI
Updated 4:34 PM CDT, November 1, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he’s ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria as he stepped up his criticism that the government is failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the West African country.

The president also warned that he “will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria.”

“If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” Trump posted on social media. “I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action. If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians!”

The warning came after Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu earlier on Saturday pushed back on Trump announcing a day earlier that he was designating the West African country “a country of particular concern” for allegedly failing to rein in the persecution of Christians.

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[no_hypocrisy]

1. Does Nigeria have any oil?

Jes askin' . . . . .

[dalton99a]

2. The largest oil and gas producer in Africa

[Irish_Dem]

3. What a coincidence Trump is going to invade two oil rich countries at one time.

[Prairie Gates]

8. No one will ever accuse these clowns of subtlety, that's for sure

I do think it's actually deliberate: they produce a fig leaf so transparent and tiny that you're supposed to understand it is pure pretext, the better to demonstrate their domination. Obviously Trump and the US oligarchs don't give a damn about Christians in Nigeria or supposed drug production in Venezuela, but you're supposed to understand that this is all wink wink. They're gangsters. They don't need an excuse, which seems to be the point.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Trump prides himself on doing whatever the hell he wants to do.

He lies out his ass or gives no excuse at all for his crimes.

He is showing off and letting everyone know he is untouchable.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Thank you. TSF intends to control more oil than OPEC.

[BeerBarrelPolka]

4. Funny how

Trump attacks and wants to jail Biden who is a Christian.

[Chemical Bill]

11. Right, and...

Trump worships money.

[JCMach1]

6. 232M will give him the middle finger

Nothing would unite Nigeria more than some BS neo-colonial nonsense.

[yaesu]

7. Putin must be pissed off at Nigeria. nt

[RockCreek]

10. Certainly wouldn't let them into the US as refugees

Wrong color for "his" refugee program.