He can still reverse Biden's disastrous push for Britain to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
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The disagreement over the use of the British military sites is behind Trump's withdrawal of his support for Sir Keir Starmer 's deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a report has claimed.
Misgivings came before Trump lashed out at London's deal to cede ownership of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius ...
Trump has withdrawn support for Starmer's plan to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius, because the UK hesitated to allow an attack from their bases.
The erratic US president lashed out at Sir Keir over the plan to sign the British Oversea Territory over to Mauritius, saying it was a 'big mistake', despite having previously cleared it.
The president is urging the United Kingdom to refrain from transferring the island to Mauritius as part of a 99-year lease agreement.
US president had recently said that the plan was the best deal Starmer could make ...
Trump slates Keir Starmer over Chagos Islands lease deal - in third U-turn on UK deal with Mauritius
US president warns of 'big mistake' and 'blight' on ally - one day after backing agreement ...
The US president says "it will be a blight on our great ally" if the islands are handed over to Mauritius.
The Trump administration is backing Britain's plan to turn over sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius while leasing back Diego Garcia, a critical military base in the Indo-Pacific region.