Pete Hegseth Reveals Trump’s Quiet Order to Protect the Most Vulnerable Christians

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth praised President Donald Trump on Tuesday for giving the order early in his administration to protect Christians being targeted in Nigeria by Islamic militants.

“Maybe a year ago, he heard the call of Nigerian Christians who were being targeted and killed by ISIS in Nigeria. And he said, ‘Pete, I want the War Department to focus on ensuring that we do everything we can to protect those Christians,’” Hegseth explained.

“He never wavered on it,” Hegseth continued, noting that Trump remained persistent in making sure the War Department put the necessary assets in place in the region.

“And, over the last month — and there hasn’t been much coverage of this — we killed ISIS’ No. 2 in Nigeria, who was most responsible for killing Christians and trying to target the U.S. homeland,” Hegseth said. “And have since, because of the intel we’ve gathered, killed