{"id":311202,"date":"2026-01-21T09:25:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-trump-call-the-chagos-islands-deal-an-act-of-great-stupidity-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:25:37","slug":"why-did-trump-call-the-chagos-islands-deal-an-act-of-great-stupidity-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-trump-call-the-chagos-islands-deal-an-act-of-great-stupidity-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did Trump call the Chagos Islands deal &#8216;an act of great stupidity&#8217;? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/CHC5xWBT4OE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why did Trump call the Chagos Islands deal 'an act of great stupidity'? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CHC5xWBT4OE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Today, the UK government has defended its decision to hand over the Chagos Islands after US President Donald Trump called the deal \u201can act of GREAT STUPIDITY!\u201d on Truth Social.  <\/p>\n<p>Adam and Chris put the president\u2019s comments to Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, and ask whether Keir Starmer\u2019s relationship with Donald Trump is being tested by his social media posts.  <\/p>\n<p>And, we hear Darren Jones\u2019 vision for reforming the civil service, including a digital state and changing following a speech he gave on Tuesday morning at a London tech company.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the UK government has defended its decision to hand over the Chagos Islands after US President Donald Trump called the deal \u201can act of GREAT STUPIDITY!\u201d on Truth Social. 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