Overview
- Minaj spoke at a U.S. Mission event in New York with Ambassador Mike Waltz, thanking President Trump and calling for urgent protection of Christians.
- The panel, titled “Combating Religious Violence and the Killing of Christians in Nigeria,” featured Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz and was moderated by Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner.
- Her remarks came after the U.S. relisted Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern and after Trump threatened punitive steps, including potential military action.
- Nigeria’s government contests the portrayal of targeted anti‑Christian persecution, arguing militants and criminals kill Muslims and Christians, a view echoed by several analysts.
- Independent monitors note that available data on victims’ religion are limited and disputed, and widely cited casualty figures from advocacy groups are not definitive.