Trump says there could be more US strikes in Nigeria, New York Times reports


FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office as he signs an executive order, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 18, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - ‌President Donald Trump said there could be more strikes by the U.S. ‌in Nigeria if Christians are killed in the African nation, even ‌as Nigeria has previously denied Christians there are subjected to systematic persecution.

Trump's comments in an interview with the New York Times were published on the newspaper's website on Thursday.

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