US EditionTrump Describes UK Chagos Island Deal as 'Great Stupidity' Amid Greenland Dispute
Trump calls UK-Mauritius Chagos Islands deal a national security risk and a sign of weakness that China and Russia will exploit; UK retains military base lease for 99 years.
- On January 20, President Donald Trump publicly attacked the UK-Mauritius Chagos sovereignty deal on Truth Social, calling the transfer an `act of GREAT STUPIDITY` that benefits China and Russia.
- In May 2025, the U.K. and Mauritius agreed to transfer sovereignty while leasing back Diego Garcia for at least 99 years to protect the military base after court rulings.
- The Diego Garcia base is strategically important and hosts about 2,500 mostly American personnel, recently sheltering nuclear-capable B-2 bombers amid ongoing operations.
- Legislation returns to the Commons on Tuesday for further debate, as Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch welcome Trump while Ed Davey urges Prime Minister Keir Starmer to push back.
- The deal also creates a resettlement fund and long-term payments including a £40 million fund, with an estimated 10,000 displaced Chagossians mainly in Britain, Mauritius and the Seychelles fearing lack of consultation.
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Trump called it "stupidity" that the United Kingdom renounces the Chagos archipelago. The motive, the military base of Diego García.
US/UK controversy as Trump describes handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as a ‘great stupidity’
The UK Ministry of Defense has said, “it will never compromise on our national security,” after US president Donald Trump condemned London’s “great stupidity” for handing over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Under the agreement UK is allowed to keep control of the Diego Garcia military base while agreeing to hand the islands to Mauritius.
Trump Slams UK’s Chagos Islands Deal as a ‘Monumental Mistake
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has sharply criticized the United Kingdom’s decision regarding the Chagos Islands, labeling the deal an “act of great stupidity.” The dispute over the strategically important Indian Ocean territory has long been a contentious issue, involving sovereignty claims by Mauritius and the UK’s continued military presence. Trump’s outspoken remarks add a [...]
A modern educational theory very much in vogue holds that with children we should not use the word no , replacing the express prohibitions with positive statements and authoritarianism with a clear and respectful communication that explains the why of things, primes empathy on obedience and stimulates the self-esteem of creatures. It is the same technique that the British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, uses with Donald Trump, although it must be …
The British government has defended its decision to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
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