Trump in a frenzy: After Latin America, he sets his sights on Africa – The order for nuclear weapons

More than 15 American operations against vessels in the Caribbean and the Pacific have caused at least 65 deaths in recent weeks.

US President Donald Trump is in a frenzy. After Latin America and Venezuela, he is setting his sights on Africa and Nigeria, while at the same time, he is ordering the Pentagon to restart nuclear testing.

Trump sent contradictory messages regarding a potential American involvement in Venezuela. Specifically, he downplayed fears of an immediate conflict with the South American country, but on the other hand, he stated that “the days of its leader, Nicolás Maduro, are numbered.” The President’s statements, aired in a CBS interview, coincide with the deployment of US troops to the Caribbean and the execution of numerous attacks against vessels allegedly involved in drug trafficking, resulting in dozens of deaths.

“I doubt it. I don’t think so,” Trump said on the “60 Minutes” program when asked if the United States would go to war with Venezuela. However, when pressed on whether Maduro’s term was approaching its end, he replied: “I would say yes. I think so.”

Maduro, who has been indicted in the US for drug trafficking, accused Washington of using the trafficking allegations as a pretext to “impose regime change” in Caracas and seize Venezuela’s oil reserves.

More than 15 American operations against vessels in the Caribbean and the Pacific have caused at least 65 deaths in recent weeks, including the most recent one on Saturday, which drew condemnation from governments in the region. Analysts argue that these attacks, which began in early September, constitute extrajudicial killings, regardless of whether the victims were indeed traffickers. Washington has not presented any evidence that the targeted individuals were transporting drugs or threatening the United States.

Nigeria also in the crosshairs

At the same time, Trump reiterated the threat of military intervention in Nigeria over the killings of Christians, following a proposal from the Nigerian presidency for talks on the matter. When questioned, Trump replied: “Maybe, I mean, a lot of things—I have a lot of scenarios in mind,” adding: “They are killing the Christians, and they are killing them in very large numbers. We will not allow that.”

In an angry message posted on his Truth Social account on Saturday, Trump revealed that he had ordered the Pentagon to prepare a plan for a potential military attack on Nigeria, just one day after claiming that Christianity “faces an existential threat” in Africa’s most populous nation. Nigeria, which is roughly divided between a Muslim north and a Christian south, is sinking into multiple violent conflicts that, according to experts, have claimed the lives of both Christians and Muslims indiscriminately.

In his post, Trump stated that if Nigeria does not stop the killings, the United States will attack and “the attack will be fast, ferocious, and enjoyable, just as the terrorists attack our BELOVED Christian brothers.”

The spokesperson for Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Daniel Bwala, told AFP on Sunday that “Nigeria is a partner of the US in the global fight against terrorism. When the leaders meet, there will be better results.“

“Nigeria welcomes US support in the fight against terrorism, as long as it respects our territorial integrity,” he said. “We are not taking (Trump’s post) literally,” he added.

“We know Donald Trump has his own style of communication,” he said, implying that the post was a way to “force a meeting between the two leaders so they can reach a common front to address the insecurity.”

Earlier, Bwala had hinted in a post on X that the two leaders might meet soon. “As for the differences regarding whether terrorists in Nigeria target only Christians or, in fact, people of all religions and none, those differences, if they exist, will be discussed and resolved by the two leaders when they meet in the coming days, either at the State House or the White House.” Bwala, speaking by phone from Washington, declined to reveal details of any potential meeting.

Trump had posted on Friday, without providing evidence, that “thousands of Christians are being murdered and radical Islamists are responsible for this massive slaughter.” Nigeria denied that Christians have been targeted more than other religious groups. “The presentation of Nigeria as a country of religious intolerance does not reflect our national reality,” Tinubu stated on social media on Saturday.

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