President Donald Trump announced, in a post spreading Christmas Day greetings on Thursday, that the United States military has made good on his prior threats to wipe out the terrorists in the northwestern part of Nigeria who were eradicating Christians in the African nation.
As RedState previous wrote, Pres. Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth strongly condemned the wholesale slaughter of Christians, something Hegseth pressed in meetings with the Nigerian government in Nov. On Nov. 1, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post:
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. 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! WARNING: THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST!
Rapper Nikki Minaj helped make the issue global, when she thanked the Trump administration on behalf of her fellow Christians for taking actions to end the heinous mass killings by ISIS. She also recently appeared at TPUSA's AmericaFest to speak about the terror attacks.
READ MORE: Nicki Minaj Thanked Trump for Condemning Christian Genocide in Nigeria. Now She Has Backlash.
Pete Hegseth Ups the Ante After Trump Demands Christian Genocide in Nigeria Stop
In a Truth Social post, the president said the U.S. has begun air strikes against ISIS:
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) December 25, 2025
Trump wrote on Christmas:
"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! 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. 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."
His note to friend and foe alike was signed:
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth also reshared the president's post on the attack. Here he was in the fall., meeting with national security leaders from Nigeria, in hopes of "end[ing] the persecution of Christians by jihadist terrorists" with the government's help:
Yesterday, I met with Nigeria’s National Security Advisor and his team to discuss the horrific violence against Christians in their country.
— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) November 21, 2025
Under @POTUS leadership, DOW is working aggressively with Nigeria to end the persecution of Christians by jihadist terrorists. pic.twitter.com/NPjh2Gcp9b
This is a developing story. RedState will provide further details as more information becomes available.
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