Trump slams Britain’s ‘stupidity’ as Speaker Johnson vows to calm tensions in historic Parliament address

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

‘Great stupidity’: Trump slams UK over Chagos Island deal with Mauritius

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 says UK handing over Chagos Islands sovereignty is act of ‘great stupidity’

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