Trump Warns Nigeria He Will Halt All U.S. Aid Over Killings of Christians

The message appeared on his personal social network with no follow-up policy action reported.

Overview

Trump posted on Nov. 1 that the United States would stop all aid and support if Nigeria continues to tolerate killings of Christians.
In the same message, he raised the possibility of going in armed to eliminate terrorists committing atrocities and said he would order the Pentagon to prepare possible actions.
The warning was reported from Washington by Kyodo News and republished by regional Japanese outlets as paywalled items.
The reports did not include a Nigerian government response or any formal U.S. policy move following the post.
Kyodo also noted Trump said on Oct. 31 that he designated Nigeria a country of particular concern for religious freedom, citing deadly attacks he attributed to Islamist extremists.