"Trump's Truth Social post on Friday about the situation was sparked by a story on Fox News about Christians being targeted by Islamist groups, two sources told CNN late Monday. The president was immediately angered, and within an hour of landing in Florida, he had posted: Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter."
"At President Trump's direction, the Department of War is planning options for possible action to stop the killing of Christians in Nigeria, White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said. Nigeria's administration responded to the social media post by framing the issue as more complex. We are shocked that President Trump is mulling an invasion of our country, Bayo Onanuga, spokesman for Nigeria's president, told CNN."
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Christianity faces an existential threat in Nigeria after watching a Fox News segment about Christians targeted by Islamist groups. The post asserted thousands of Christians are being killed and blamed radical Islamists for mass slaughter. Pentagon personnel at AFRICOM were recalled as officials scrambled to determine presidential intent, and the Department of War was directed to plan options to stop the killings, a White House spokeswoman said. Nigeria's government characterized the situation as complex and warned against invasion. Experts say violence stems from intertwined religious, ethnic and land conflicts with attacks by radical Islamist groups on both Christians and Muslims.
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