New York: President Donald Trump has threatened an additional ten per cent tariff on countries associated with BRICS because he feels that the group is
President Donald Trump has threatened an additional ten per cent tariff on countries associated with BRICS because he feels that the group is “seeking to undermine” US interests, according to his Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt.
Asked on Monday what specific policies Trump was referring to when he announced the tariffs threat on Truth Social, she said, “The President feels, generally speaking, that BRICS is seeking to undermine the interests of the United States”.
“He’s closely monitoring it, which is why he put out a statement himself”, she said.
Trump posted on the social media late Sunday night, “Any Country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS, will be charged an additional 10 per cent tariff.”
He did not specify the policies that he considered “Anti-American”.
The threat came within hours of BRICS leaders’ joint declaration that they “voice serious concerns about the rise of unilateral tariff and non-tariff measures which distort trade and are inconsistent with WTO [World Trade Organisation] rules”.
