President Trump said "numerous perfect strikes" had hit Islamic State militants in the West African nation of Nigeria.

After months of warning that the US could take military action to stop violence against Christians in Nigeria, President Donald Trump announced on Christmas Day that he had done just that – delivering a strike on Islamic State terrorists in the country’s northwest.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said late Thursday that the U.S. launched a “powerful and deadly” strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country’s government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians.

President Trump announced a Christmas Day strike against Nigeria on Thursday amid concerns about attacks against Christians.

The United States of America (USA) government has been conducting intelligence-gathering flights over large parts of NigeriaAccording to flight tracking data, current and former U.S. officials, the surveillance flights have been ongoing since late November,

Nicki Minaj praised President Donald Trump and JD Vance at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest conference on Sunday, saying Trump gives people hope to "beat the bad guys."