Tucker Carlson: “Nigeria has become famous in the last week as a country in…”

“So Congo most obviously, but others, yes. Speaking of African countries, all of a sudden, I'm not defending Nigeria. I don't have strong views in Nigeria, but Nigeria has become famous in the last week as a country in which there's Christian persecution going on. I think that's been. There's been a lot of conflict between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria for, you know, my whole life. But all of a sudden, it's a kind of centerpiece of the conversation.” (57:43–57:50)

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