Trump Criticises UK on Chagos Islands
Trump says UK handing over Chagos Islands is a ‘great stupidity’.
On 20 January 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly criticized Britain for ceding sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, calling the move a ‘great stupidity’. He opened up about the tension between himself and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, admitting that the two had experienced ‘rough’ moments in their relationship. The row erupted when the UK announced the transfer of the strategically important archipelago, a claim long contested by Mauritius and the United Nations. Trump's comments, made during a briefing at the White House, highlight the growing diplomatic friction and underline the political stakes of the Chagos dispute for both the US and the UK.
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