Diego Garcia, a critical US military base, is part of the archipelago. The Islands’ now-exiled First Minister Misley Mandarin told President Trump that blocking the deal would “shut the door on Chinese interference.” “President Trump, you have always been clear… You don’t accept deals that tie America’s hands. And you don’t accept arrangements that look fine on paper but collapse under pressure. There is a better alternative – one that strengthens the base, removes legal risk, defeats Chinese leverage, and finally resolves a historic injustice. I am therefore asking you, Mr President, to do what you do best – call out a bad deal and stop it.”
BREAKING: Residents of the Chagos Islands have offered to name an island after Trump if he stops the British Labour Party from handing them over to Mauritius.
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