Nov. 2 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has ordered the military to prepare for strikes against Islamist militants in Nigeria as the country's government defended its sovereignty.
"If the Nigerian government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the United States will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, 'gu ns-a-blazing,' to completely wipe out the Islamic terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities," Trump said on his Truth Social platform Saturday.
Trump said that he was ordering the U.S. Defense Department to prepare for possible action, which he said would be "fast, vicious and sweet."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded to Trump's instruction in a post to social media, calling for the end of the alleged killing of Christians in Nigeria.
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