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iemanja

(57,139 posts)
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 05:30 PM Nov 1

Trump tells Department of Defense to 'prepare for possible action' in Nigeria

Source: NBC News

President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has instructed the Defense Department to “prepare for possible action” in Nigeria over the country’s alleged killing of Christians.

“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 wrote on social media.

“If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians! WARNING: THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST!” Trump added.

Trump’s announcement comes a day after he categorized Nigeria as a “country of particular concern,” a designation the U.S. gives countries the government deems as engaging in “particularly severe violations of religious freedom.” Other countries on the list include China, Cuba and North Korea.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-tells-department-of-defense-to-prepare-for-possible-action-in-nigeria/ar-AA1PDrzt?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=690687c2a4fc4de6806c6a3edfb0696c&ei=12



I remember during the election when Trump voters claimed Kamala was a war monger and that Trump would get us out of foreign wars. No doubt they now make excuses for his endless wars.
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Trump tells Department of Defense to 'prepare for possible action' in Nigeria (Original Post) iemanja Nov 1 OP
Someone screwed his head on wrong. Or the threads are worn and rusted. C Moon Nov 1 #1
There are a few loose screws, for sure. Delmette2.0 Nov 2 #55
Good gawd... The least 'Christian' person announces he's going to exploit Christianity to start war with Nigera. hlthe2b Nov 1 #2
Rump is not a Christian !!!!! He is The AntiChrist !!!!! Trueblue1968 Nov 1 #35
Did you really think I was saying that he WAS? Just he opposite! hlthe2b Nov 2 #48
WTF? CanonRay Nov 1 #3
Two wars one in South America one in Africa. doc03 Nov 1 #4
The scary part.... Xolodno Nov 1 #26
One of those places with rare earth minerals? Klarkashton Nov 1 #5
Yes, if I recall correctly. The Madcap Nov 1 #13
Putin is already popsdenver Nov 1 #33
Huh? Mike Nelson Nov 1 #6
No, because they are black. iemanja Nov 1 #7
Exactly mountain grammy Nov 1 #41
Exactly. And no, he won't be importing Nigerian Christians anytime soon. B.See Nov 2 #59
Another link: mahatmakanejeeves Nov 1 #8
Oy vey Prairie Gates Nov 1 #9
Stopping aid and assistance will not protect christians. And why are only christians cherished? . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 1 #10
Seriously? Bayard Nov 1 #11
Oil.nt Javaman Nov 1 #12
yup, oil pfitz59 Nov 1 #24
Bullion vans. B.See Nov 2 #60
Post removed Post removed Nov 1 #14
Welcome to DU........I think. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 1 #17
Aww, we hardly knew ye. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 1 #23
tRump is not Muslim and who knows what "Muslim-Muslim" is? Bernardo de La Paz Nov 1 #20
Should we just go down an alphabetical list of Buddyzbuddy Nov 1 #15
COWARDLY in all caps BOSSHOG Nov 1 #18
You'd think republicans BOSSHOG Nov 1 #16
Hey!!! MarineCombatEngineer Nov 1 #19
This isn't being a policeman, it's being a Death Wish fantasy vigilante muriel_volestrangler Nov 1 #21
Oh, I know, I was just being sarcastic. nt MarineCombatEngineer Nov 1 #22
This isn't regular policing. BidenRocks Nov 2 #44
trump, playing the tough guy after he crawdad for China. republianmushroom Nov 1 #25
I see he's already working on the Nobel Peace Prize TheFarseer Nov 1 #27
Rootin-tootin is not a sane strategy C_U_L8R Nov 1 #28
The government of Nigeria is fighting Islamic terrorists Diraven Nov 1 #29
Trump is trying to steal their oil. same with Venezuela. travelingthrulife Nov 2 #50
Christians vs black people in a country with lots of oil unblock Nov 1 #30
The Christians are black iemanja Nov 1 #31
I figured. This is Nigeria after all. But that info won't be part of the right propaganda. unblock Nov 1 #34
He probably doesn't know HighFired49 Nov 2 #57
FFSake!!!! catchnrelease Nov 1 #32
230 M Population, Separatist groups armed to the teeth Strelnikov_ Nov 1 #36
Trump hates the blacks. He's a menace. BradBo Nov 1 #37
Good idea Donny. Botany Nov 1 #38
There's no war like a holy war Renew Deal Nov 1 #39
Trump: We don't want to be the policemen of the world BY BRETT SAMUELS - 04/30/18 (Remember?) usonian Nov 1 #40
What about the christian Taliban here waiting in the wings for a nod and a wink from the orange convict Hotler Nov 1 #42
WTAF? sakabatou Nov 1 #43
We didn't have good relations with a lot of countries in Africa before then tornado34jh Nov 2 #45
He must realize that he's going drop dead and wants to go first class to HELL Bread and Circuses Nov 2 #46
Wake up Snoopy 7 Nov 2 #47
So, did the Fool in the half White House end those 8 wars so he could start 8 more? travelingthrulife Nov 2 #49
Don't fall for it. He is planning to steal their oil. Same with Venezuela. travelingthrulife Nov 2 #51
Exactly. B.See Nov 2 #61
Why pick on small potatos Nigeria? If hes serious why not go straight for China? SSJVegeta Nov 2 #52
Window dressing for election day bucolic_frolic Nov 2 #53
Really 3 separate battles going on there EX500rider Nov 2 #54
Trump is using random military threats to distract from the numerous defeats and failures he is facing. Martin68 Nov 2 #56
Keep it up pumpkin head and you will piss off the wrong people. Then you won't get your ballroom. twodogsbarking Nov 2 #58

Delmette2.0

(4,451 posts)
55. There are a few loose screws, for sure.
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 10:22 AM
Nov 2

Nothing an inpeachment and a good nursing home for dementia patients won't fix.

hlthe2b

(112,136 posts)
2. Good gawd... The least 'Christian' person announces he's going to exploit Christianity to start war with Nigera.
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 05:34 PM
Nov 1

Just sit back R's in Congress and watch him get us into multiple wars and eventually a World War. Given that all across the globe oppose us, that should work out really well for us.

Trueblue1968

(18,962 posts)
35. Rump is not a Christian !!!!! He is The AntiChrist !!!!!
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 08:41 PM
Nov 1

He is full of evil hate. How can he be called a Christian. Is a total atheist.

doc03

(38,642 posts)
4. Two wars one in South America one in Africa.
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 05:36 PM
Nov 1

I don't think he will get a peace prise for that.

Xolodno

(7,241 posts)
26. The scary part....
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 07:15 PM
Nov 1

...while our military is tied up fighting guerilla wars, China may view this as the perfect opportunity to take Taiwan.

popsdenver

(1,017 posts)
33. Putin is already
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 08:28 PM
Nov 1

showing much interest in Africa........Maybe he can get Trump to do the "dirty work" while Putin can concentrates on Ukraine & Western Europe??????

Putin also REALLY wants Iceland, Greenland, and Canada for his "northern passage" and the oil and all the minerals under the ocean in that region....

Mike Nelson

(10,837 posts)
6. Huh?
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 05:38 PM
Nov 1

... does he see the way the US is terrorizing Christian refugees from South American countries? I wonder if he will start taking these Nigerian people into the US?

B.See

(7,313 posts)
59. Exactly. And no, he won't be importing Nigerian Christians anytime soon.
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 06:08 PM
Nov 2

But he WILL be grabbing up all of Nigerian assets (including Tinubu's reported stash) as "QUICKLY, VICIOUSLY, AND SWEETLY" as possible.

mahatmakanejeeves

(67,480 posts)
8. Another link:
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 05:42 PM
Nov 1
POLITICS

3 MIN READ
Trump says he’s ordered Pentagon to ‘prepare for possible action’ in Nigeria

PUBLISHED NOV 1, 2025, 6:19 PM ET
By
Alejandra Jaramillo, Nimi Princewill



US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport on Friday in West Palm Beach, Florida. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

{snip}

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
10. Stopping aid and assistance will not protect christians. And why are only christians cherished? . . . nt
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 05:47 PM
Nov 1

Response to iemanja (Original post)

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
20. tRump is not Muslim and who knows what "Muslim-Muslim" is?
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 06:17 PM
Nov 1

Reads like a right-wing talking point, but that is probably not your intention. I guess English is not your mother tongue.

Buddyzbuddy

(1,907 posts)
15. Should we just go down an alphabetical list of
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 06:08 PM
Nov 1

whom we feel threatened by. Jeez, this is what happens when you give a cowardly bully an army.

BOSSHOG

(44,136 posts)
16. You'd think republicans
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 06:14 PM
Nov 1

Everywhere would pause to have a meeting. If they cared about our country they would. But what do I know. Lil Mikey Johnson might not bring up the Nobel peace prize thing.

MarineCombatEngineer

(16,879 posts)
19. Hey!!!
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 06:17 PM
Nov 1

Now wait just a god*amn minute, I thought Been A Dick Donald said that we're not the world's policeman?
You mean Been A Dick Donald lied?
Tell me it ain't so.

muriel_volestrangler

(105,212 posts)
21. This isn't being a policeman, it's being a Death Wish fantasy vigilante
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 06:28 PM
Nov 1

Since the Central Park Five, the Rapist has had fantasies of killing Black people without having to worry about due process.

C_U_L8R

(48,546 posts)
28. Rootin-tootin is not a sane strategy
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 07:27 PM
Nov 1

It’s time to put this dope in a home for the mentally deviant.

Diraven

(1,739 posts)
29. The government of Nigeria is fighting Islamic terrorists
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 08:01 PM
Nov 1

It's idiotic to threaten to attack the Nigerian government over this.

travelingthrulife

(3,813 posts)
50. Trump is trying to steal their oil. same with Venezuela.
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 09:53 AM
Nov 2

Remember he was a loud advocate for stealing Iraq's oil in exchange for us spending all that money illegally invading them.

unblock

(55,788 posts)
30. Christians vs black people in a country with lots of oil
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 08:03 PM
Nov 1

What's not to like from a right-wing propaganda perspective?

unblock

(55,788 posts)
34. I figured. This is Nigeria after all. But that info won't be part of the right propaganda.
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 08:32 PM
Nov 1

HighFired49

(441 posts)
57. He probably doesn't know
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 01:01 PM
Nov 2

The Ignorant SOB probably thinks that if they are Christians they must all be white. Wouldn't surprise me in the least.

catchnrelease

(2,113 posts)
32. FFSake!!!!
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 08:19 PM
Nov 1

I shouted when I read that headline! Why can't he just mind his own business and deal with the issues here???!! Probably the least christian person on Earth and he's doing this? Omg, please just drop dead.

Botany

(75,880 posts)
38. Good idea Donny.
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 09:39 PM
Nov 1

What could go wrong with America supporting Christians in a majority Islamic Nation that
is black.

usonian

(22,458 posts)
40. Trump: We don't want to be the policemen of the world BY BRETT SAMUELS - 04/30/18 (Remember?)
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 10:36 PM
Nov 1
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385521-trump-we-dont-want-to-be-the-policemen-of-the-world/

President Trump on Monday said the U.S. should no longer serve as the “policemen of the world.”

“We more and more are not wanting to be the policemen of the world,” Trump said during a joint press conference with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.

“We’re spending tremendous amounts of money for decades policing the world, and that shouldn’t be the priority,” he said. “We want to police ourselves and we want to rebuild our country. And the president understands that.”{mosads}

Trump ran on the promise that he would extricate the U.S. from foreign wars.

Hotler

(13,617 posts)
42. What about the christian Taliban here waiting in the wings for a nod and a wink from the orange convict
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 11:32 PM
Nov 1

to openly hunt and kill Dem & Libs.

tornado34jh

(1,515 posts)
45. We didn't have good relations with a lot of countries in Africa before then
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 02:09 AM
Nov 2

Now we want to get involved in Nigeria? How exactly is that going to build trust in a continent in which most countries at best are very skeptical of the West due to past history? Something tells me it is more than just supposed "Christian persecution" in Nigeria. Most countries in West and Central Africa don't have stable governments or are in some sort of military junta/dictatorship.

Snoopy 7

(705 posts)
47. Wake up
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 06:05 AM
Nov 2

trump is doing what netanyahu is doing, trump's trying to start a war to stay out of prison/court. netanyahu and his wife were about to get indicted before he started the was on Gaza which has been going of for over two years, Oct 7, 2023 with no end in site. If trump makes up a fake war he wants to stay in the position of president. trump might even suspend elections which will enable his enablers, the republican party, to stay in power and he can stay in the position of the "imperial president". Who will keep him from staying on(?) after all there's the made up saying that a ''president can't loose their job during a time of war". trumps win on this cause would only mean more trumpism followed by vanceism, our country might not be able to survive us evilness...

travelingthrulife

(3,813 posts)
51. Don't fall for it. He is planning to steal their oil. Same with Venezuela.
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 09:57 AM
Nov 2

Nothing to do with drugs or Muslims or whatever other boogeyman they invent.

He fully (and loudly) expected that after we illegally invaded Iraq, we should have taken their oil as payment for that war crime.

EX500rider

(12,100 posts)
54. Really 3 separate battles going on there
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 10:11 AM
Nov 2

There is the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram.

And there is the local Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant/ISIL faction known as Islamic State West Africa Province/ISWAP.

Then there is the continuing battles between farmers and herders in northern and central Nigeria, the herders are militant Fulani Moslems Vs mostly Christian farmers.

Martin68

(26,632 posts)
56. Trump is using random military threats to distract from the numerous defeats and failures he is facing.
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 10:38 AM
Nov 2

twodogsbarking

(16,760 posts)
58. Keep it up pumpkin head and you will piss off the wrong people. Then you won't get your ballroom.
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 03:45 PM
Nov 2
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