Remember how US Republican Matt Gaetz openly called for an invasion of Niger on the floor of the US House of Representatives? Well, President-elect Donald Trump has just nominated him for the position of US Attorney General.
Gaetz, who joins a list of controversial picks for key roles in the next administration, was furious about the anti-imperialist revolution that swept Niger, beginning with the coup of 27 July 2023, which brought General Abdourahamane Tchiani to power.
In a rant most likely fuelled by the Tchiani administration’s decision to expel US troops from the Sahel country, Gaetz described the Nigerien government as “third-world thugs.”
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