Trump waters down criticism of UK’s Chagos Islands deal after call with Starmer
US president says deal, which he previously described as act of ‘great stupidity’, was ‘best’ PM could makeDonald Trump has watered down his criticism of the UK’s plan to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius, saying the deal was the “best” Keir Starmer could make.The US president...
<p>US president says deal, which he previously described as act of ‘great stupidity’, was ‘best’ PM could make</p><p>Donald Trump has watered down his criticism of the UK’s plan to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius, saying the deal was the “best” Keir Starmer could make.</p><p>The US president had described ceding sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory, which includes the Diego Garcia military base, as an “act of great stupidity” only last month. He also claimed the deal was one of many “national security reasons” why the US should acquire Greenland.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/05/trump-criticism-chagos-islands-starmer">Continue reading...</a>
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