TRUMP CLAIMS U.S.–NIGERIA COORDINATION IN CHRISTMAS DAY AIRSTRIKES AGAINST ISIS IN SOKOTO
United States President Donald Trump has disclosed that the American government coordinated the Sokoto Christmas Day airstrikes against ISIS terrorists in collaboration with the Nigerian government.
Trump made the remarks on Thursday while addressing guests at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.
According to the U.S. president, the strikes were ordered to “decimate the ISIS terrorists who have been slaughtering Christians in that country by the thousands.” He explained that the timing of the operation was deliberate.
He said, “On Christmas Day, in close coordination with the government of Nigeria — we worked with them, but they’ve got to get tougher — I ordered powerful airstrikes to decimate the ISIS terrorists who have been slaughtering Christians in that country by the thousands. It’s not even believable.
“We hit them so hard they still don’t know what the hell happened. We were going to do it on a different day, but I said, ‘No, do it on Christmas so they understand it.’
“Remember, Christmas was when I ran in 2015. When I announced, I said we’re going to bring back Christmas because the word ‘Christmas’ was almost gone and people didn’t use it anymore.
“We brought back the word Christmas. They didn’t want to use it, and now we’re using it again.”
