Trump criticizes UK plan to transfer control of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

President Donald Trump has publicly criticized a deal between the United Kingdom and Mauritius over the Chagos Islands. Trump called the UK's plan to hand over sovereignty of the islands an act of 'great stupidity' and 'weakness'.

The UK has defended the deal and, following Trump's criticism, reportedly reopened talks with the United States about the islands. The Chagos Islands are a strategic archipelago in the Indian Ocean that hosts a major U.S. military base.