Coco Khan
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Add that extra bit, guys.
Reflective.
So the Chagossians have been split over this new deal, under which the UK will lease the islands from Mauritius through a 99-year arrangement, while also keeping control of the US-UK military base on Diego Garcia.
So that's the largest of the islands.
Mauritius' attorney general has responded to Trump's criticism,
stressing that it still expects the deal to go ahead and that it should no longer be subject to debate.
It has really been agreed.
The U.S.
backed the deal when it was signed.
The U.S.
Secretary of State said Trump had expressed his support for the monumental achievement and said the deal reflects the enduring strength of the U.S.-U.K.
relationship.
Yeah, I think it's also worth mentioning that he's using what he has now decided is this Chagos deal, which is stupid, as another one of his reasons for why they must own Greenland.
I mean, that word own.
Because apparently they're saying, you know, you can't trust the UK.
They make terrible decisions.
Look what they're doing.
And that is also why we need Greenland, because only the US can actually make these sound decisions.
I mean, it must be so...
I can't imagine how scary it is having to deal with this man that you have no idea what he's going to do and then have that realisation it's not only what he's going to do but also what he's done and all of that being reneged on.