Why Is Trump Highlighting Nigeria’s Christian Persecution?

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00:00And actually, what's interesting is Donald Trump has got involved in this, Michael.

00:04You know, President Donald Trump is saying that they are persecuting Christians in Nigeria,

00:10and this has become a big talking point.

00:13Donald Trump feels a kinship to people who look like him or have similar backgrounds.

00:21So we know, for instance, with the white South Africans who he's repatriated or patriated to the states.

00:27He's allowing them to come in because he feels that they've been persecuted.

00:32In this case, in Nigeria, you know, there are accusations, rumors that maybe Christians are also being persecuted.

00:40The government there has said, no, it's sometimes Muslims, it's sometimes Christians.

00:45It's the terrorist organizations, the kidnappers are indiscriminate.

00:48They don't have, you know, a preference one way or the other.

00:51And Donald Trump can be attracted by a news story.

00:58The rumor is that he saw something on Fox News, a report about Christians being attacked,

01:05and that is what sort of spurred this on.

01:07And then you have celebrities, Nicki Minaj, who's getting involved as well.

01:11So Donald Trump is somebody who is not necessarily, again, strategic in his foreign policy.

01:16He can be very much attracted and swayed by whatever the flavor of the day is.