Trump is told Chagos Islands ‘are not for sale’ amid reports he wants to buy the territory

Download our app President Donald Trump has been warned that the Chagos Islands “are not a piece of real estate to be sold off” after reports the White House was considering purchasing the territory. Trump apparently considered purchasing the Chagos Islands, a move opposed by the Chagossian government in exile, which asserts the islands are not for sale and advocates for the resettlement of British Chagossians.