Trump slams Chagos deal in first meeting with U.K.’s Burnham

President Donald Trump criticized a U.K. deal over the Chagos Islands during his first-face-to-face meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham, dealing a blow to the British leader in an otherwise warm encounter. Even as Trump on Tuesday complimented Burnham, praising him as a “natural business person” whom he could work with, the comments highlighted the challenging path the Labour leader faces in forging a smooth relationship with the U.S. president. It was a terrible deal,” Trump told reporters during a meeting on the sidelines of the U.N.

General Assembly in New York. No, we were talking about that, and it’s strategically very important.”