Trump threatens to go into Nigeria 'guns-a-blazing' over attacks on Christians

[milestogo]

US president says he ordered Pentagon to begin planning for action, without mentioning Muslim persecution

Associated Press
Sat 1 Nov 2025 17.48 EDT

Donald Trump on Saturday said he had ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria as he stepped up his criticism that the government was failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the west African country.

“If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the USA 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 of possible military action came after Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, earlier on Saturday pushed back on Trump announcing the day before that he was designating the west African country “a country of particular concern” for allegedly failing to rein in the persecution of Christians.

In a social media statement on Saturday, Tinubu said that the characterization of Nigeria as a religiously intolerant country does not reflect the national reality. “Religious freedom and tolerance have been a core tenet of our collective identity and shall always remain so,” Tinubu said. “Nigeria opposes religious persecution and does not encourage it. Nigeria is a country with constitutional guarantees to protect citizens of all faiths.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/01/trump-nigeria-christian-persecution

I think the number of attacks on Christians is greatly exaggerated.

I do not think this calls for US involvement.

[Diamond_Dog]

1. I thought he didn't want America to be the world's police force.

He’s just itchin’ to kill people. It’s appalling.

[JBTaurus83]

2. We're #1!

Threat to world peace…

I really do think this demented psycho is itching to use nukes.

[sop]

3. "If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians!"

Trump the Crusader

[Eugene]

4. While Dump has shown breathtaking ignorance about Africa before, he just outdid himself.

Nigeria has been fighting against Boko Haram insurgents for years. They are on "our side."

Dump's America First policies undermines to counterterrorism efforts in Africa. Now he's outraged when bad things happen.

He is threatening to escalate from just plain stupid to outright self-destructive.

[milestogo]

6. There are some attacks on Christians and the Christian media

love to say that they are "persecuted". In reality the numbers are not that high.

[Botany]

5. Inserting America into a majority Islamic Nation (55% +) in order to help the

Christian minority is insane. White men telling what blacks in Africa should do.

[Norrrm]

7. Donald, offer free transportation to America as refugee status like you did for the white Afrikaans.

Or do you only care about white Christians, not 'Christians'?

[Easterncedar]

8. Ahhh, Christianity

He doesn’t seem very clear on the fundamentals

[LymphocyteLover]

9. He's such a great Christian!