Nigerian Presidency Denounces Viral Donald Trump Social Media Post Criticizing Tinubu as Fabricated Falsehood

Sunday Dare dismisses viral posts claiming Donald Trump criticized President Tinubu’s UK visit during the Maiduguri bombings as fake news.

By: AXL Media

Published: Mar 17, 2026, 9:29 AM EDT

Source: The information in this article was sourced from Ripples Nigeria

Government Move to Counter Rapidly Spreading Disinformation

The Nigerian Presidency has moved decisively to debunk a high-visibility social media post that purportedly showed U.S. President Donald Trump lambasting the Nigerian administration. Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications to President Tinubu, issued a formal statement clarifying that the viral content is entirely fraudulent. According to Dare, the spread of this misinformation appears timed to exploit the current national security tension following the recent Boko Haram suicide bombings in Borno State.

Anatomy of the Fabricated Presidential Critique

The counterfeit post gained traction by utilizing aggressive rhetoric typical of populist digital discourse, describing the security situation in Nigeria as a total disaster. The fabricated message specifically took aim at President Tinubu’s current state visit to the United Kingdom, suggesting a lack of leadership while Maiduguri suffered from insurgent violence. By framing the critique as coming from a high-ranking foreign leader, the creators of the post sought to lend a false sense of international urgency and condemnation to the domestic security debate.

Official Verification from Communications Leadership

In a bid to restore clarity to the public discourse, Sunday Dare emphasized that thorough checks of official digital archives yielded no evidence of the alleged remarks. The Special Adviser noted that neither the official whitehouse.gov platforms nor any of Donald Trump’s verified social media handles contained the inflammatory text. According to the Presidency, the absence of these records serves as definitive proof that the post was manufactured to mislead the public and undermine the administration’s standing during a sensitive period.