{"id":2525269,"date":"2025-12-26T14:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T19:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-republicans-praise-trumps-isis-strikes-in-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T14:48:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T19:48:29","slug":"congressional-republicans-praise-trumps-isis-strikes-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-republicans-praise-trumps-isis-strikes-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressional Republicans praise Trump\u2019s ISIS strikes in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcongressional-republicans-praise-trumps-isis-strikes-in-nigeria%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2525269&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican lawmakers broadly praised President Trump&#8217;s Christmas Day strikes against ISIS-affiliated militants in northwest Nigeria, saying the action protects persecuted Christians and sends &#8220;a clear and unmistakable message&#8221; that the U.S. will confront terrorists. Members who recently visited Nigeria &#8211; including reps. Tom Cole, Mario D\u00edaz\u2011Balart and Riley Moore &#8211; said they saw firsthand failures to stop extremist violence and welcomed the strikes as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-attorney-general-opens-investigation-into-anti-israel-group-for-potential-terrorist-connections\/\" title=\"Virginia AG investigates anti-Israel group for possible terrorist ties.\">upholding national security<\/a> and religious freedom. The House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans and senators such as Tom Cotton also applauded the administration, while Democrats have been mostly silent. Some centrist Republicans who have criticized other Trump uses of executive power still supported the Nigeria strikes; several GOP lawmakers contrasted the muted reaction to these strikes with heavier scrutiny of the administration&#8217;s earlier strikes on suspected drug-smuggling vessels linked to Venezuela.Congressional votes last week rejected Democratic-led measures to constrain Trump&#8217;s authority in the Venezuela actions, and Republicans appear divided but largely defensive of the president&#8217;s military decisions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Republicans praise Trump&rsquo;s ISIS strikes in Nigeria: &lsquo;Clear and unmistakable message&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2455776\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Congressional Republicans are widely supporting President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> strikes against ISIS in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nigeria\/\">Nigeria<\/a>, with many who had recently been on a delegation to the foreign country praising the president for protecting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christians\/\">Christians<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump ordered strikes on Christmas Day against the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/islamic-state\/\">Islamic State<\/a> group&rsquo;s terrorists in northwest Nigeria, claiming ISIS &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-brags-us-gave-isis-very-bad-christmas-present-with-nigeria-strikes\/\" title=\"... brags US gave ... &#039;very bad Christmas present&#039; with ...\">terrorist scum&#038;rdquo<\/a>; were killing Christians. The strike came after the president declared Nigeria a &ldquo;country of particular concern,&rdquo; leading several <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\">House<\/a> lawmakers to travel on a bipartisan delegation to the West African country to examine anti-Christian violence and persecution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4361598\/thomas-massie-questions-control-doj-x-account\/\">Massie questions control of DOJ X account after report alleged White House takeover<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4357255\/mciver-calls-for-ice-facility-to-shut-down-after-traumatic-center-tour\/\">McIver calls for ICE facility to shut down after &#8216;traumatic&#8217; center tour<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4356419\/joyce-beatty-sues-trump-grenell-kennedy-center-name-change\/\">Beatty sues Trump and Grenell over Kennedy Center name change<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>House Appropriations Committee Chairman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-cole\/\">Tom Cole<\/a> (R-OK) and Reps. Mario D&iacute;az-Balart (R-FL) and Riley Moore (R-WV), who helped lead the delegation, praised the president&rsquo;s actions in a statement Friday, saying &ldquo;red lines are kept under President Trump.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nigeria is the most dangerous place on Earth to follow Christ, and faith and humanity must be protected,&rdquo; the lawmakers wrote. &ldquo;Islamic <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/terrorism\/\">terrorists<\/a> will not overrule national security, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/religious-freedom\/\">religious freedom<\/a>, and the right to worship. We were on the ground &ndash; we heard and saw firsthand of the failures to stop extremism and systemic violence against innocent people.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These strikes send a clear and unmistakable message: America will stand with persecuted believers, confront evil, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-host-issues-disgusting-response-to-hamas-slaughter-of-civilians-he-doesnt-blame-the-terrorists\/\" title=\"MSNBC host&#039;s appalling reaction to Hamas&#039; civilian killings: No blame on ....\">hold terrorists accountable<\/a>,&rdquo; the Republicans continued.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee issued a similar statement of support in a post to X, saying ISIS is &ldquo;now the hunted&rdquo; under Trump&rsquo;s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;America stands firmly with our partners in eliminating the TERRORISTS who have targeted innocent Christians for extermination,&rdquo; the committee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/houseforeigngop\/status\/2004382684567818552?s=46\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-cotton\/\">Tom Cotton<\/a> (R-AR), who sits on the Armed Services Committee, commended Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenTomCotton\/status\/2004368327070892506\">post<\/a> to X &ldquo;for these strikes against bloodthirsty ISIS savages who are not only persecuting Christians, but also have killed many Americans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s Christmas Day strikes have not drawn the same level of criticism as his strikes against <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >alleged drug boats<\/a> from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\">Venezuela<\/a>. Democrats have stayed mostly silent on the strikes against ISIS operatives, while centrist Republicans, who have been critical of the president&rsquo;s recent use of executive authority when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trumps-executive-order-on-foreign-interference-in-elections-comes-due-today-things-are-going-to-get-real-real-soon\/\" title=\"...\u2019s Executive Order On Foreign Interference in Elections Comes Due Today \u2013 Things Are Going to Get Real \u2013 Real Soon\">foreign nations<\/a>, have supported the action.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We cannot turn a blind eye to Islamist terrorists conducting genocide against Christians in Nigeria and nearby area,&rdquo; Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/don-bacon\/\">Don Bacon<\/a> (R-NE) wrote on X. &ldquo;This <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepDonBacon\/status\/2004369927822889104\">military action is right<\/a>. To intervene saves innocent lives. We praise our military for working around the clock to include Christmas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bacon is among several Republicans who have been skeptical of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration&rsquo;s<\/a> use of tariffs against foreign countries and, most recently, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3902483\/white-house-hegseth-survivors-boat-strike-caribbean-legal\/\">aggressive targeting<\/a> of Venezuelan speedboats suspected of smuggling drugs. The U.S. military has conducted strikes on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-petro-colombia-drugs-us-aid-c3955b2ce351737119920741178e0567\">nearly 30 vessels<\/a> that the Pentagon claims have been carrying drugs, but no evidence has been provided.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers have largely taken stances along party lines when it comes to the actions in Venezuela, with Democrats calling for additional oversight of the operations and Republicans defending the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pentagon\/\">Pentagon&rsquo;s<\/a> decisions. However, the GOP has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/hill-politics\/republicans-divided-on-whether-trump-should-topple-venezuelas-maduro-with-military-force\/\">split<\/a> on whether there should be an escalation of U.S. involvement in Venezuela to oust President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\">Nicol&aacute;s Maduro<\/a> &mdash; especially after the president and GOP lawmakers campaigned on ending &ldquo;forever wars.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>GOP lawmakers appear ready to move on from the vessel attacks, with Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-rogers\/\">Mike Rogers<\/a> (R-AL) telling the <em>Associated Press<\/em> that his investigation into the Sept. 2 boat strike is over.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3903264\/trump-escalation-venezuela-splits-republicans\/\"><strong>TUG-OF-WAR: TRUMP&rsquo;S ESCALATION AGAINST VENEZUELA SPLITS REPUBLICANS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>House Republicans also rejected a pair of Democratic-led resolutions last week to put a check on Trump&rsquo;s powers to use force against Venezuela. The legislation would require the president to seek authorization from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congress<\/a> before continuing the attacks on drug cartels and alleged drug-carrying vessels. They were the first votes the House had taken related to the president&rsquo;s military use in Central and South America.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the bills had passed in the House, most Senate Republicans had rejected similar resolutions in their chamber, and Trump is likely to veto anything that seeks to check his executive powers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP lauds Trump strikes on ISIS in Nigeria<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2525270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/republicans-support-trump-isis-strikes-e1766775283606.jpg?1766757145&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50117,32319,69522,69523,36408],"class_list":["post-2525269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congressional-republicans","tag-donald-trump","tag-isis-in-nigeria","tag-nigeria-strikes","tag-us-foreign-policy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/republicans-support-trump-isis-strikes-e1766775283606.jpg?1766757145&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2525269"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2525273,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525269\/revisions\/2525273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2525270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2525269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2525269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2525269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}