Trump had previously threatened tariffs on the BRICS group if they followed through with plans to challenge the supremacy of the U.S. dollar.

President Donald Trump has threatened new tariffs on any nation supporting “anti-American” policies of the BRICS group of emerging economies, as he announced tariff letters would be sent out to scores of countries from Monday,

Trump said the U.S. will impose an additional 10% tariff on any countries aligning themselves with the "Anti-American policies" of the BRICS group of developing nations, whose leaders kicked off a summit in Brazil.

President Donald Trump proposed a new 10% tariff on any product from countries that are part of the BRICS bloc, chucking a fiery new grenade into the global economy as the July 9 trade deadline moves closer.

US President Donald Trump says countries that side with the polices of the Brics alliance that go against US interests will be hit with an extra 10% tariff."Any country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS,

During the signing of the landmark GENIUS Act, President Trump launched a spectacular verbal assault on BRICS, calling the bloc a “little group fading fast”, accusing it of trying to dethrone the US dollar.

Trump mocked Brics as a fading group, accused it of trying to challenge the US dollar, and claimed his warnings scared leaders from meeting.

President Trump threatened to impose an additional 10 percent tariff on countries “aligning” themselves with the BRICS bloc of developing nations. “Any Country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS,

The president’s statement comes as the trading bloc including Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa is meeting in Rio de Janeiro this week. President Donald Trump is threatening to add an additional 10% tariff on countries that align with the so-called “anti-American policies of BRICS,