“I Retain The Right To Militarily Secure And Reinforce The American Presence In Diego Garcia” – Trump Speaks Out After Phone Call With Keir Starmer
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Trump had a conversation with Prime Minister Keir Starmer about the deal with the Island of Diego Garcia.
Trump made clear that he will use the military if needed to protect the US airbase that is there.
Trump wrote, “if the lease deal, sometime in the future, ever falls apart, or anyone threatens or endangers U.S. operations and forces at our Base, I retain the right to Militarily secure and reinforce the American presence in Diego Garcia.”
I have had very productive discussions with Prime Minister Keir Starmer about the Island of Diego Garcia.
It is the site of a major U.S. Military Base, strategically situated in the middle of the Indian Ocean and, therefore, of great importance to the National Security of the United States.
We have the most powerful Military in the World. Our Military Operations, over the course of the last year, were successful because of the strength of our warfighters, modern capability of our equipment and, very importantly, the strategic location of our Military Bases for staging, and other reasons.
I understand that the deal Prime Minister Starmer has made, according to many, the best he could make. However, if the lease deal, sometime in the future, ever falls apart, or anyone threatens or endangers U.S. operations and forces at our Base, I retain the right to Militarily secure and reinforce the American presence in Diego Garcia.
Let it be known that I will never allow our presence on a Base as important as this to ever be undermined or threatened by fake claims or environmental nonsense.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
Downing Street confirmed the call.
A spokeswoman said, “The leaders agreed their governments would continue working closely to guarantee the future operation of the base and speak again soon.”
According to Reuters, Downing Street had confirmed Trump and Starmer discussed Diego Garcia during a recent call and agreed to safeguard the base’s continued operation.
“Turning to Diego Garcia, and the deal the U.K. has secured to maintain control of the U.S.-U.K. military base to protect national security, the leaders recognized its strategic importance,” a No. 10 spokeswoman said.
“The leaders agreed their governments would continue working closely to guarantee the future operation of the base and speak again soon.”
Under the agreement, British taxpayers are projected to pay roughly £35 billion [$47 billion] over the next century, including annual payments of about £160 million [$216 million] to Mauritius, according to public estimates.
Peace through strength.
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