Trump Says ISIS Camps Targeted In Nigeria Strikes Were "Decimated"

"They were going to do it earlier," Trump told Politico. "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."

26 Dec 2025, 23:39 · NDTV

US President Donald Trump said in an interview published Friday that deadly strikes he ordered on Nigerian jihadists he has accused of persecuting Christians "decimated" their camps.

"They were going to do it earlier," Trump told Politico. "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."

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