Christmas Bombshell: Trump Reveals Why Sokoto Was Targeted In Deadly Airstrike

Trump made the disclosure on Thursday while speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., where he said the timing of the strike was deliberate and symbolic.

According to him, the operation was aimed at weakening ISIS fighters whom he accused of killing large numbers of Christians in Nigeria.

“I ordered strong airstrikes to wipe out ISIS terrorists who have been slaughtering Christians in that country by the thousands. It’s almost unbelievable,” Trump said.

He added that the intensity of the attack left the militants completely disoriented.

“We hit them so hard they still don’t know what happened. We were initially going to strike on another day, but I said no—do it on Christmas Day so they understand the message,” he stated.

Trump also linked the decision to his long-standing emphasis on the significance of Christmas, recalling his 2015 presidential campaign when he vowed to restore the public use of the word “Christmas.”

“Christmas mattered to me. When I announced my run in 2015, I said we were going to bring back Christmas because people had almost stopped using the word,” he said.

He further revealed that the airstrike was carried out in cooperation with Nigerian authorities.

“On Christmas Day, we worked closely with the Nigerian government. We coordinated with them, though they still need to be tougher,” Trump noted.

The former president said he personally instructed that the operation must happen specifically on Christmas Day.

“I told Pete clearly—hit them on Christmas Day, not before and not after. And he did exactly that. We later struck them again, and it was very effective,” Trump added.