'Great stupidity and weakness': Trump slams UK in Greenland escalation | Good Morning Brit
US President Donald Trump has accused the UK of "great stupidity" over its decision to return sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, saying it was "another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired" on his Truth Social platform.
His comments come a day after Sir Keir Starmer attempted to de-escalate tensions between Washington and Europe, telling an emergency address he thought the situation could "be resolved and should be resolved through calm discussion".
On his social media platform, Trump wrote on Tuesday: "Shockingly, our 'brilliant' NATO Ally, the United Kingdom, is currently planning to give away the Island of Diego Garcia, the site of a vital US Military Base, to Mauritius, and to do so FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER.
He continued: "The UK giving away extremely important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, and is another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired. Denmark and its European Allies have to DO THE RIGHT THING."
On Monday morning, the speaker of the US House of Representatives sought to assure MPs and peers that the US and UK will “work through our differences calmly as friends”.
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