{"id":13484,"date":"2025-11-03T09:47:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T01:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=13484"},"modified":"2025-11-03T09:47:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T01:47:45","slug":"trump-says-there-could-be-us-boots-on-the-ground-airstrikes-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=13484","title":{"rendered":"Trump says there \u2018could\u2019 be US boots on the ground, airstrikes in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1.jpg 686w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>President Trump said on Sunday that there is a possibility of U.S. boots on the ground or airstrikes in Nigeria after he told the Department of Defense over the weekend to \u201cprepare for possible action\u201d in the country amid alleged attacks on Christians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCould be,\u201d Trump told reporters on Air Force One when asked whether he envisioned the scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re killing record numbers of Christians in Nigeria,\u201d he continued, alleging that killings of Christians were taking place in \u201cvery large numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not going to allow that to happen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The president said in a Truth Social post on Saturday that he was instructing the Department of Defense to prepare for possible action in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf 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, \u2018guns-a-blazing,\u2019 to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,\u201d Trump wrote on the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded to Trump, writing \u201cYes sir,\u201d on the social platform X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign up for the Morning Report<br>The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email address<br>By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use, have reviewed the Privacy Policy, and to receive personalized offers and communications via email, on-site notifications, and targeted advertising using my email address from The Hill, Nexstar Media Inc., and its affiliates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe killing of innocent Christians in Nigeria \u2014 and anywhere \u2014 must end immediately,\u201d Hegseth wrote. \u201cThe Department of War is preparing for action. 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