Nigel Farage has taken credit for putting the Chagos ‘surrender’ deal back on President Trump’s radar.
Donald Trump used his Truth Social platform to launch an extraordinary attack on the deal last night, branding it an “act of great stupidity” and “total weakness”.
Nigel spoke to US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on GB News last night about the deal that will see the archipelago handed over to Mauritius, with the strategically key Diego Garcia military base leased back.
Asked by GB News host Martin Daubney about his “very firm” comments regarding Chagos to the Speaker, Nigel responded: “What we did learn is the Speaker did talk to the President last night.
“I think Mike Johnson might have been surprised about how strong I was on this question.
“I can’t say, ‘game, set, match, GB News’, but I can say we have been very influential in what we have heard from the US President about this surrender overnight.
“You know what? As a channel, we should be proud of ourselves for playing a part in this.”
Nigel Farage says his remarks to House Speaker Mike Johnson will have put the issue firmly back on President Trump’s radar
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