US President Donald Trump has threatened tariffs on BRICS nations and those aligned with them, saying members of the economic bloc could pay an additional 10%.
Trump has repeatedly criticized BRICS and recently escalated his rhetoric, claiming he is ready for tariffs not only on its members but also on any country that aligns itself with the bloc, which he accuses of avoiding and ignoring American policies.
Speaking during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump doubled down on his tariff threats, warning that any country aligned with such policy through BRICS would face levies.
BRICS was set up to ignore us. They want to destroy the dollar as the global standard – but I can play that game too. Anybody that’s in BRICS is getting a 10% charge.
BRICS, originally formed by Brazil, Russia, India, and China in 2006, has expanded to include South Africa, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia.
At the group’s summit in the Russian city of Kazan last year, BRICS approved a new ‘partner country’ status in response to growing membership interest shown by more than 30 countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday, during the BRICS summit in Brazil, that the bloc’s combined GDP has overtaken that of the G7 when measured by purchasing power parity.
The group now represents nearly half the world’s population and about 40% of global GDP.
Trump said he believes the bloc has largely broke[n] up, while accusing BRICS of trying to undermine America’s financial dominance by dethroning the dollar as the global standard.
Losing the dollar is king status, he warned, would be tantamount to a major world war.
BRICS leaders have repeatedly stated that they have no interest in weakening the dollar, and that it can only be weakened by its own politicization.
Putin has criticized Washington’s weaponization of US currency through sanctions and financial restrictions, calling it a big mistake that is pushing countries to seek alternatives.
RT. com / ABC Flash Point News 2025.
The end of the satanic empire that was build on lies and mass murder of global civilians.
Trump is just another stupid American President. Why do US Presidents love war and killing people so much?