Trump says he ordered Nigeria strike delay to give a Christmas present
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that a US military strike targeting Islamic State militants in Nigeria was originally supposed to take place on Wednesday but he ordered it delayed by a day. “They were going to do it earlier,” Trump told Politico in an interview. “And I said, ‘nope, let’s give a Christmas…
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that a US military strike targeting Islamic State militants in Nigeria was originally supposed to take place on Wednesday but he ordered it delayed by a day.
“They were going to do it earlier,” Trump told Politico in an interview. “And I said, ‘nope, let’s give a Christmas present’. … They didn’t think that was coming but we hit them hard. Every camp got decimated.”
Nigeria, which is battling multiple armed groups, said the US strikes were part of an exchange of intelligence and strategic coordination between the two countries.
