Trump Says He Can Work With Burnham but Calls Chagos Deal 'Terrible'
President Trump criticized the UK's proposed deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while saying he could do business with Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed he could work well with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, even as he criticized a proposed British deal involving the Chagos Islands as "terrible."
The United Kingdom has proposed transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while paying to lease back a site used as an important military base in the Indian Ocean.
Trump's remarks came during discussions with Burnham, reflecting both a generally warm personal tone toward the British leader and continued disagreement over specific policy matters between the two governments.
The Chagos Islands deal has been a point of debate in the UK as well, with critics questioning the cost and strategic implications of the lease-back arrangement for the military base, which has been used by both UK and U.S. forces.
No changes to the proposed Chagos arrangement were announced as a result of the discussions between Trump and Burnham.
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