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By Joshua Scheer
President Donald Trump’s aggressive foreign policy has now extended to Nigeria, marking the ninth country he has bombed during his tenure. Once trying to portray himself as a peace president, Trump is proving to be just another in a long line of imperialist war criminals.
A year ago he proudly called himself a peacemaker:
On Christmas, the United States launched a “powerful and deadly strike” against ISIS militants in northwestern Nigeria. Trump himself described the attack as a “Christmas present” for terrorists, rattling local communities and reigniting debates about the administration’s militaristic stance abroad.
On his social media platform Truth Social, Trump framed the attack almost as a holy war:
“The United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians at levels not seen for many years, and even centuries!”
He bragged that the strike was delayed on his order:
“They were going to do it earlier,” Trump told reporters. “And I said, ‘nope, let’s give a Christmas present.’ They didn’t think that was coming, but we hit them hard. Every camp got decimated.”
Residents in the affected Nigerian villages described terrifying scenes. “Our rooms began to shake, and then fire broke out,” one villager told the Associated Press. “The Nigerian government should take appropriate measures to protect us as citizens. We have never experienced anything like this before.” Another resident, Kagara, said, “We couldn’t sleep last night. We’ve never seen anything like this before.”
Villagers also emphasized their religious unity: “In Jabo, we see Christians as our brothers. We don’t have religious conflicts, so we weren’t expecting this,” one said.
This is a man who thought he deserved the Nobel Peace Prize? The neo-crusade he is launching worldwide is unhinged. Yet, like many bullies, if he doesn’t get his way, he throws a tantrum—except in this case, he has the world’s largest arsenal of weapons in which to do it.
About the Nobel Prize this from October from the Guardian newspaper: “Everybody has been talking about: ‘Will he get the Nobel peace prize?’” said Brian Mast, a Republican congressman of Florida, on Fox News Thursday morning. “Those … academics and elites sitting in Norway, that board of people that decide it, they need to give President Trump the Nobel peace prize.”
That was partly due to the ceasefire in Gaza, which now appears to effectively allow Israel to act with impunity. Since that fateful day in October, the genocide has continued—with more than 300 killed and 1,000 wounded—as Israeli forces expand and seize more territory. Dalia Abu Ramadan, writing for Truthout, describes the so-called “ceasefire” in Gaza as little more than a fiction.
This military aggression starkly contrasts with Trump’s August claims during an Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, where he boasted, “I’ve done six wars, I’ve ended six wars.” He later added, “If you look at the six deals I settled this year, they were all at war. I didn’t do any ceasefires.”
The Nigerian airstrike comes amid ongoing tensions in Trump’s handling of international relations, especially concerning Ukraine and Russia. With drone strikes accumulating and Ukraine recently proposing a 20-point peace plan, Trump remains controlling, stating about Zelenskyy’s plan:
“He doesn’t have anything until I approve it. So we’ll see what he’s got.” Regarding his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump expressed optimism:
“I think it’s going to go good with him. I think it’s going to go good with [Vladimir] Putin,” adding that he expects to speak with the Russian leader “soon, as much as I want.”
The recent airstrikes coincide with Trump’s confirmation that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the U.S. this weekend. “I have Zelenskyy and I have Bibi coming. They’re all coming. They all come,” Trump said. “They respect our country again.” Netanyahu’s visit is widely seen as an effort to convince Trump to re-engage in a potential war with Iran.
Trump’s hawkish rhetoric and military actions dangerously escalate global conflicts, undermining diplomatic solutions and raising the risk of catastrophic outcomes—especially in a world already threatened by nuclear weapons. Rather than enhancing security, his approach fuels instability and reckless power plays under the guise of combating terrorism.
As the world watches the fallout from the Christmas airstrikes, questions remain about the broader consequences of Trump’s foreign policy—especially as tensions with Russia persist and conflicts in the Middle East and Africa continue to simmer. As the empire known as the United States continues to decline, hopefully, future generations will witness its peaceful end. The president who once called himself the peacemaker and promised to end forever wars continues to reveal his true colors. He is a bully whose mantra isn’t about ending conflicts but about using bombs and blockades to batter and belittle those who refuse to bow to his twisted worldview.
Just so you don’t think we’ve lost our minds, this praise came from “Little Marco” and his State Department, calling the president the “Peacemaker-in-Chief” back in August—quite a shift from today.
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