Two of the three major broadcast networks, ABC and NBC, attempted to depreciate the ongoing Islamic genocide against Christians in Nigeria during their morning programs on Monday. Over the weekend, President Trump threatened U.S. military intervention if Nigeria’s government failed to stop the mass-slaughtering themselves, while also ignoring comments from Nigeria’s president being open for the military assistance.
The mainstream media started to pay attention to the atrocity only because Trump made it newsworthy. Both networks fixated on Trump’s guarantee to enter the region “guns-a-blazing” in the absence of swift action by Nigerian authorities over the last several months.
On ABC, Good Morning America co-host Michael Strahan and chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce didn’t deny the existence of violence in Nigeria, but described it as a religiously-neutral phenomenon:
BRUCE: Now, the threats, though, are sparking confusion and fear. Experts say violence in the country has impacted Nigerians broadly regardless of religion.
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STRAHAN: As you said, it affects everyone regardless of religion.
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