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Trump reportedly considers buying Chagos Islands from Mauritius
Posted on 6/7/26 at 8:02 pm
Posted on 6/7/26 at 8:02 pm
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Donald Trump is reportedly weighing a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius amid stalled plans from the UK to cede sovereignty of the territory, the Telegraph first reported.
The White House did not respond to the Guardian’s request for comment on the report about the potential plan.
Under the reported proposal, the Trump administration would sidestep UK officials and purchase the island, securing control of the US-UK Diego Garcia military base.
The island, however, would first have to be made sovereign, allowing the US to negotiate its purchase with Mauritius directly, the Telegraph reported. Previous legislation to hand the islands to Mauritius were shelved in April after the US removed its support of the deal.
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Posted on 6/7/26 at 8:03 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Oh wow that's really going to help us 
Winning
Winning
Posted on 6/7/26 at 8:04 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Islands are generally social welfare money pits: Puerto Rico and Hawaii.
Posted on 6/7/26 at 8:05 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
We would have to outbid China.
In Bribes
In Bribes
Posted on 6/7/26 at 8:06 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
That's cool. Not like we've got $40 TRILLION in debt or anything.
Posted on 6/7/26 at 8:06 pm to Aubie Spr96
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Islands are generally social welfare money pits: Puerto Rico and Hawaii, Manhattan, Britain
Posted on 6/7/26 at 8:07 pm to Green Chili Tiger
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That's cool. Not like we've got $40 TRILLION in debt or anything.
Posted on 6/7/26 at 8:07 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
quote:wise move.
securing control of the US-UK Diego Garcia military base.
Posted on 6/7/26 at 8:07 pm to Aubie Spr96
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Islands are generally social welfare money pits: Puerto Rico and Hawaii.
But muh winning.
Posted on 6/7/26 at 8:07 pm to Aubie Spr96
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Islands are generally social welfare money pits: Puerto Rico and Hawaii.
We need to keep Diego Garcia. There’s no 2 ways about it.
Posted on 6/7/26 at 8:10 pm to NineLineBind
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We need to keep Diego Garcia. There’s no 2 ways about it.
Beyond goes without saying.
Posted on 6/7/26 at 8:13 pm to NineLineBind
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We need to keep Diego Garcia
Posted on 6/7/26 at 8:25 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
The Trump Indian Ocean Resort is going to be mind blowing.
Posted on 6/7/26 at 9:04 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Next best thing to Greenland. And we get several islands at that.
If it happens.
If it happens.
Posted on 6/7/26 at 9:10 pm to Aubie Spr96
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Islands are generally social welfare money pits: Puerto Rico and Hawaii.
Right...because the populations of those two are comparable to Chagos...
This post was edited on 6/7/26 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 6/7/26 at 9:36 pm to Aubie Spr96
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Islands are generally social welfare money pits: Puerto Rico and Hawaii.
The only people living there are US military personnel, some British government workers, Filipino service workers and a few Mauritians. The whole island is on the government’s dime but its strategic importance is vital to the economic and defense interests of the USA.
There truly are no natives to the islands as they were initially brought there in the 1800s to work on the coconut plantations.
Posted on 6/7/26 at 9:40 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
We could just take Diego Garcia.
Posted on 6/10/26 at 1:17 am to NineLineBind
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We need to keep Diego Garcia. There’s no 2 ways about it.
Nope. We need to stop bombing the ME and Africa. Let them handle it.
Posted on 6/11/26 at 9:16 am to Aubie Spr96
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Nope. We need to stop bombing the ME and Africa. Let them handle it.
Who is “them”?
Look, I’d like to stay out of the ME as much as anyone, but giving up cold-turkey a strategic island that has our infrastructure isn’t a good idea at this time. Especially when we have trouble getting cooperation from our supposed European allies.
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