Trump’s Hatred of Africans Spills Over, Bans Nigeria, Five Other Countries from U.S.

To say U.S. President Donald Trump hates Africans, especially Nigerians would be an understatement. He has repeatedly spoken derisively about the continent and its people.

So no one was particularly surprised when the White House announced this week that it was banning citizens of additional six nations, including Nigeria, from being able to obtain certain U.S. visas.

Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Nigeria received near blanket ban by the Trump administration citing security risks, while Sudanese and Tanzanians will no longer be allowed to participate in the annual diversity visas, also known as the green card lottery.

Equating Nigeria, a democratic nation, with Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan should be considered a slap in the face by every Nigerian.

Nigeria, a nation of over 200 million people is Africa’s most populous nation and home to most blacks on earth, so to be placed in the same category with these nations by the U.S. government is concerning.

“Remember when he insulted us by saying that we all live in huts? Trump has always hated us. His hatred simply just spilled over.”

In placing the ban on these countries, the Trump administration said in a statement that “defending American lives and safety is the President’s highest duty,” while claiming that the new policy is the “height of common sense.”

The White House statement released this week said the banned nations “fail to conduct proper identity management protocols and procedures, or that fail to provide information necessary to comply with basic national security requirements—including sharing terrorist, criminal, or other identity information.”

The statement further clarified that the “new restrictions will not apply to tourist, business, or other nonimmigrant travel.”

In a tame response, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said he was launching a committee to study and address the changes in U.S. visa policy.

“Nigeria remains committed to maintaining productive relations with the United States and other international allies especially on matters of global security,” the president’s office said in a statement.

Response from other Nigerian leaders has been tame as well.

Sen. Mohammed Sani Musa who represents Central Niger State said lawmakers would work to end the ban. “We are a giant of Africa—the biggest population of black people in the world,” Musa said, “so this is unfortunate. It’s harsh. And I hope it’s temporary.”

Former Nigerian vice president Atiku Abubakar told Trump to target those in government instead of ordinary citizens.

“I call on President @realDonaldTrump to consider adopting measures that individually target those in government who have failed in their duties, rather than target the entire Nigerian population,” he tweeted Saturday.

But ordinary Nigerians are having none of that. They said the decision by the U.S. administration arose out of Trump’s hatred for Africans, especially Nigerians.