President Trump says US launched strike on ISIS terrorists in Nigeria

President Donald Trump said successful a station connected his societal media level Thursday that helium launched a "powerful and deadly strike" connected ISIS terrorists successful Nigeria, whom helium claimed person been "targeting and viciously killing, primarily, guiltless Christians."

This comes aft the president posted a video in early November threatening to spell into Nigeria "guns-a-blazing." Around that time, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth echoed Trump's connection and said successful a post on X that the Department of Defense was "preparing for action."

"I person antecedently warned these Terrorists that if they did not halt the slaughtering of Christians, determination would beryllium hellhole to pay, and tonight, determination was. The Department of War executed galore cleanable strikes, arsenic lone the United States is susceptible of doing," Trump added successful the post. 

It is not yet wide the result of that onslaught oregon what the nonstop people was. ABC News has asked the White House for much information.

In a post connected X, Hegseth further said determination volition beryllium "more to come" and expressed his gratitude to the Nigerian authorities for its enactment and cooperation. 

"The President was wide past month: the sidesplitting of guiltless Christians successful Nigeria (and elsewhere) indispensable end. 

"The @DeptofWar is ever ready, truthful ISIS recovered retired contiguous -- connected Christmas."

Hegseth ended his station with, "Merry Christmas!"

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