The president said he envisaged various potential actions to tackle what he said were record numbers of Christians being killed.

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press aboard Air Force One as he heads to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland after departing West Palm Beach, Florida on Nov. 2, 2025. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Nov. 2 that the United States could deploy troops in Nigeria to help stop the killing of Christians by Islamist terrorists in the country.
Aboard Air Force One, Trump was asked by a reporter if he envisioned U.S. boots on the ground in Nigeria.


