The president doubled down on his hostilities late Monday, criticizing Britain’s decision to relinquish control of the Chagos Islands, an Indian Ocean archipelago home to an British-U.S. military base. Johnson’s speech to British lawmakers did not reference any of this by name, instead adopting a warm tone and words to laud the long-standing ideological basis … Read more
President Donald Trump criticized the UK’s plans to return sovereignty of Diego Garcia — an island that houses a crucial military base — to Mauritius, citing that decision to justify his ambitions for the US to acquire Greenland for national security purposes. Republican lawmakers have expressed alarm that the plans for Diego Garcia could allow … Read more
Trump administration had previously welcomed ‘monumental’ Chagos dealpublished at 07:24 GMT 07:24 GMT Image caption, Marco Rubio’s statement in May, backing the deal, is on the US government’s website Donald Trump’s latest comments – calling the UK’s plans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius “an act of great stupidity” – mark a major … Read more