Trump slams UK deal to hand over Chagos Islands after he previously backed it (apnews.com)
from RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to world@lemmy.world on 20 Jan 2026 13:52
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Madison420@lemmy.world on 20 Jan 2026 14:03 next collapse

Diego Garcia is about as far away from Greenland as you could possibly get while still remaining on planet earth.

satanmat@lemmy.world on 20 Jan 2026 15:49 collapse

😁 The antipode of DG lies off the coast of Mexico 😁

www.antipodesmap.com

Jumbie@lemmy.zip on 20 Jan 2026 14:27 next collapse

Dotard Trump is in the Epstein files as a co-rapist.

eskimofry@lemmy.world on 21 Jan 2026 12:38 collapse

i felt like epstien is just the ghost writer. Trump wanted to own that shit.

Jumbie@lemmy.zip on 21 Jan 2026 13:50 collapse

He did own that shit.

shittydwarf@piefed.social on 20 Jan 2026 15:06 next collapse

He couldn’t even find Mauritius on a map

satanmat@lemmy.world on 20 Jan 2026 15:50 next collapse

He couldn’t find it if you highlighted it, marked it with a pin, and removed everything else from the page

resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world on 20 Jan 2026 22:24 collapse

He would just draw it with a sharpie between Hawaii and Alaska.

phutatorius@lemmy.zip on 21 Jan 2026 12:58 collapse

He couldn’t find his own fat ass, even if given a map and a flashlight.

PunnyName@lemmy.world on 20 Jan 2026 15:08 next collapse

He really does want to start WW3

Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk on 20 Jan 2026 15:42 next collapse

We (the UK) don’t want or need it. Our strategic priorities don’t include the Far East.

To be frank the most stupid part of the deal is that we are still paying for a base that America will continue using.

SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de on 20 Jan 2026 23:53 next collapse

I never learned how slamming compares to blasting

phutatorius@lemmy.zip on 21 Jan 2026 12:58 next collapse

He’s a liar, a hypocrite and an idiot. So what, should we expect consistency?

myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip on 21 Jan 2026 13:04 collapse

I would like to officially suggest that all news articles stop using the word slam. Please replace it with ā€œcreepy uncle tickleā€. Thank you for your attention to this matter.