Overview
- Trump said Christianity faces an existential threat in Nigeria and blamed radical Islamists for mass killings.
- He directed Rep. Riley Moore, Chairman Tom Cole and the House Appropriations Committee to investigate and report their findings to him.
- In his Truth Social post, he added that the United States cannot stand by and pledged readiness to protect Christian communities worldwide.
- The State Department’s Country of Particular Concern designation applies to systematic, egregious religious-freedom violations, with current examples including China, Iran and Saudi Arabia.
- Rights groups report thousands of Christians killed in Nigeria in recent years, while Nigerian officials reject claims of organized persecution.