Trump slams UK’s “great stupidity” over Chagos deal
Trump criticizes UK over Chagos Islands deal, calling it “great stupidity” and linking it to U.S. national security concerns.
US President Donald Trump criticized the United Kingdom on Tuesday, calling its decision to transfer the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius an act of “great stupidity.” Posting on his Truth Social account, Trump said the UK’s move involved giving away strategically important land and cited it as another reason why the U.S. should acquire Greenland for national security.
The comments mark a major change of position for Trump, who previously endorsed the deal.
The agreement will see Britain hand back the archipelago to its former colony and pay to lease a key US-UK military base on Diego Garcia, the largest island.
Britain kept control of the Chagos Islands after Mauritius gained independence in the 1960s.
But it evicted thousands of Chagos islanders who have since mounted a series of legal claims for compensation in British courts.
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In 2019, the International Court of Justice recommended that Britain hand the archipelago to Mauritius after decades of legal battles.
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