Wow, is there anything Donald Trump isn’t to blame for (besides anything good that happens, of course)? You probably weren’t aware of this, but apparently he’s responsible for the Nigerian Army opening fire on protesters:
Wow, that was fast.
The Nigerian army is using a video of Trump’s speech yesterday – where he said US troops should “consider it a rifle” if migrants throw rocks – to justify its shooting 45 unarmed protesters https://t.co/qnflMuoE5H
— Vera Bergengruen (@VeraMBergen) November 2, 2018
The Nigerian army has used President Trump’s remarks from the White House yesterday to justify shooting rock-throwing protesters. https://t.co/7QlnUJPkgG
— Scott Bixby (@scottbix) November 2, 2018
More from the New York Times:
The Nigerian Army, part of a military criticized for rampant human rights abuses, on Friday used the words of President Trump to justify its fatal shootings of rock-throwing protesters.
Soldiers opened fire this past Monday on a march of about 1,000 Islamic Shia activists who had been blocking traffic in the capital, Abuja. Videos circulated on social media showed several protesters hurling rocks at the heavily armed soldiers who then shot fleeing protesters in the back.
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The Army’s official Twitter account posted a video, “Please Watch and Make Your Deductions,” showing Mr. Trump’s anti-migrant speech on Thursday in which he said rocks would be considered firearms if thrown toward the American military at the nation’s borders.
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So, if we’re understanding this correctly, the Nigerian Army shooting rock-wielding protesters this past Monday is Donald Trump’s fault because of a speech he gave … yesterday.
Yes that’s Trumps fault. Run with this. https://t.co/hBniUJWYNi
— EducatédHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) November 2, 2018
This event happened three days before Trump’s comments. I’m also pretty certain this isn’t Nigeria’s first shooting of unarmed people.
— Ryan Quattro (@forzaquattro77) November 2, 2018
It definitely isn’t:
I guess when it happened in 2015 it was Trump's fault as well?
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— Andrew Amarone (@andrew_amarone) November 2, 2018
Naturally. That goes without saying.
“Nigeria's defense spokesperson John Agim confirmed that the army posted the video of Trump in response to criticism it had acted unlawfully.”
Unbelievable. https://t.co/G1MbJOZlK8
— Vera Bergengruen (@VeraMBergen) November 2, 2018
What’s unbelievable is that the media think that attempting to tie the Nigerian Army’s actions to Donald Trump is remotely smart or intellectually honest. Unless Trump has unlocked the secrets of time travel, he had absolutely nothing to do with this.
So they knew what he’d say 3 days in advance?
— Taro Tsujimoto (@RCannon74) November 2, 2018
Yeah. It was fast. You didn’t waste any time blaming atrocities happening in Africa (FFS!) on our President. Even if they happened 3 days before his comments. Despicable.
— Annais Bond (@AnnaisBond) November 2, 2018
The soldiers did the shooting 3 days before Trump's comments…
They weren't exactly waiting for permission. https://t.co/CE6CCYPVPf
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 2, 2018
P.s. Ignorant of Trump to suggest that throwing rocks would justify lethal use of force. The American Presidents' words are important and Trump never chooses his carefully, but also silly to blame him for a shooting that happened 3 days before his comments.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 2, 2018
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