Rep. Mike Baumgartner to Newsmax: ISIS Targeting Christians a ‘Fact on Ground’

Rep. Michael Baumgartner, R-Wash., who recently returned from a trip to Nigeria, told Newsmax Friday about his firsthand experiences seeing Christians persecuted in the African nation.

Baumgartner was appearing a day after President Donald Trump ordered strikes on “ISIS Terrorist Scum” in Nigeria after the president said they killed Christians in the African country’s northwest region.

The Washington congressman said he returned three days ago from Nigeria, where he met with both government officials and leaders of the Christian community.

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