# Farage Offers Diego Garcia to Trump for Falklands Silence

> Farage proposes trading Diego Garcia military base for Trump's silence on Falklands dispute.
- Title: Farage Offers Diego Garcia to Trump for Falklands Silence
- Summary: Farage proposes trading Diego Garcia military base for Trump's silence on Falklands dispute. Farage offered Trump permanent use of Diego Garcia in Chagos…
- Keywords: chagos, diego garcia, nigel farage, falklands, trump, reform uk, british territory, white house, news, world, politics, Farage
- Source: MercoPress — https://en.mercopress.com/2026/10/14/farage-proposes-offering-trump-diego-garcia-in-exchange-for-his-silence-on-the-falklands
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- Topics: chagos, diego garcia, nigel farage, falklands, trump, reform uk, british territory, white house, news, world, politics
## Farage's proposal
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage proposed offering Trump permanent use of Diego Garcia military base in Chagos archipelago.

> I'd have gone in and said, 'Right, you know what mate? Chagos, it's yours. Diego Garcia, in perpetuity, the most strategic American military base in the world'
## Badenoch's response
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called Farage's proposal 'humiliating' and stated Chagos and Falklands remain British territory.

> Giving away British territory in return for someone keeping quiet is not a deal. It is humiliating
## White House defense
White House official confirmed Farage referred to Diego Garcia base use, not sovereignty, and accused Badenoch of spreading fake news.

> He was obviously referring to the use of the Diego Garcia military base, which is critical to countering threats from China and Iran
## Sovereignty agreement
British government's 2025 Chagos sovereignty transfer to Mauritius with 99-year lease is on hold due to Trump's opposition.

> The agreement signed by the British government in 2025 to transfer sovereignty over Chagos to Mauritius, with a 99-year lease for the base
## Key takeaway

Farage offered Trump permanent use of Diego Garcia in Chagos archipelago to stop discussing Falklands.