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Riley Moore: “The Biden administration took that designation off because…”

Featuring: Riley Moore, Republican | U.S. House West Virginia, District 2

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What Trump Is Doing to End the Slaughter of Christians in Nigeria | Riley Moore

Published | Video Starts at 07:56

Now, when they were designated that under the first Trump administration, we saw these killings diminish. They had slowed down. The Biden administration took that designation off because they said these killings that were happening of Christians were actually had more to do with land disputes related to climate change and not targeting Christians for their faith. which is obviously ridiculous. So we know that that's what's happening. There's evidence that is so clear on this. And we've been talking to folks on the ground, different organizations, religious organizations, and the evidence is mountainous on this. (07:56–08:12)

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Asserts that the Biden administration removed Nigeria's designation as a country of particular concern, attributing killings to climate change.

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