The president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, has warned this Saturday the member countries of the BRICS+, the forum of emerging countries that make up, among others, Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa, that he will impose 100 percent tariffs on them if they dare to support a currency other than the dollar.
“We require a commitment from these countries that they will not create a new BRICS currency“, nor will they support any other currency that replaces the powerful US dollar, or they will face 100% tariffs, and say goodbye to the wonderful US economy,” Trump said in a statement posted on his social network, Truth Social.
The proposal for a joint group currency It was presented at the 2022 BRICS summit in South Africa although it has not yet resulted in any progress.
“The idea that the BRICS countries are trying to move away from the dollar while we stand by and watch It’s over. “Let them find another idiot.”the elected president has warned.
Trump, it should be remembered, has used tariffs again as a diplomatic weapon in recent days. For example, he has threatened to impose tariffs on 25% on all Mexican and Canadian imports, and an additional 10% on Chinese goodsaccusing these countries of facilitating illegal migration and drug trafficking.
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