Here’s What The Left Is Blaming Trump For NOW…

The Nigerian Army killed 45 rock-throwing protestors early last week.

It’s Trump’s fault, apparently.

At least… it is according to Buzzfeed:

Wow, that was fast.

The Nigerian army is using a video of Trump’s speech yesterday – where he said US troops should “consider it a rifle” if migrants throw rocks – to justify its shooting 45 unarmed protesters https://t.co/qnflMuoE5H

— Vera Bergengruen (@VeraMBergen) November 2, 2018

AAAAAND the New York Times:

The Nigerian army has used President Trump’s remarks from the White House yesterday to justify shooting rock-throwing protesters. https://t.co/7QlnUJPkgG

— Scott Bixby (@scottbix) November 2, 2018

According to the NYT:

The Nigerian Army, part of a military criticized for rampant human rights abuses, on Friday used the words of President Trump to justify its fatal shootings of rock-throwing protesters.

Soldiers opened fire this past Monday on a march of about 1,000 Islamic Shia activists who had been blocking traffic in the capital, Abuja. Videos circulated on social media showed several protesters hurling rocks at the heavily armed soldiers who then shot fleeing protesters in the back.

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The Army’s official Twitter account posted a video, “Please Watch and Make Your Deductions,” showing Mr. Trump’s anti-migrant speech on Thursday in which he said rocks would be considered firearms if thrown toward the American military at the nation’s borders.

So let me get this straight.

It’s TRUMP’s fault that the Nigerian Army killed 45 protestors on Monday.

…because of a speech he gave on Thursday.

Yup. That adds up!

This event happened three days before Trump’s comments. I’m also pretty certain this isn’t Nigeria’s first shooting of unarmed people.

— Ryan Quattro (@forzaquattro77) November 2, 2018

No, it wasn’t. In fact:

I guess when it happened in 2015 it was Trump’s fault as well?

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— Andrew Amarone (@andrew_amarone) November 2, 2018

TOTALLY Trump’s fault. Nigerians know the future, you know.

Yeah. It was fast. You didn’t waste any time blaming atrocities happening in Africa (FFS!) on our President. Even if they happened 3 days before his comments. Despicable.

— Annais Bond (@AnnaisBond) November 2, 2018

I’d say this is unbelievable… but nothing really is anymore, is it?

The soldiers did the shooting 3 days before Trump’s comments…

They weren’t exactly waiting for permission. https://t.co/CE6CCYPVPf

— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 2, 2018

It may have been overblown for Trump to suggest throwing rocks should be met with lethal force. It OBVIOUSLY depends on the circumstances. (And the size of the rocks?) But to blame Trump for something that happened BEFORE his comments?

Well… that’s just absurd.