Trump accuses UK of 'great stupidity' for Chagos Islands deal
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Washington, United States: US President DonaldTrumpaccused the United Kingdom on Tuesday of great stupidity for a deal to hand the Chagos Islands in...
Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump accused the United Kingdom on Tuesday of "great stupidity" for a deal to hand the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius.
"The UK giving away extremely important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, and is another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.
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.
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