Trump said 'thousands of Christians are being killed' in Nigeria, though experts say the violence is indiscriminate Samuel Corum

US President Donald Trump said Friday that Christians in Nigeria face an "existential threat," as right-wing political allies in

Narratives of "Christian genocide" and "persecution" in Nigeria have been bubbling up on social media in recent months, finding purchase among the American and European far right.

Africa's most populous country is embroiled in numerous conflicts that experts say have killed both Christians and Muslims without distinction.

But according to Trump, "Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria."

"Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter," he said in a post on his

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