US President Donald Trump said he has threatened BRICS countries with 150% tariffs for any attempt to create an alternative to the dollar.
„You know, the BRICS countries tried to destroy our dollar. „They wanted to create a new currency“, he said on Thursday at a dinner for the Republican Governors Association in Washington. Trump also suggested that the BRICS countries might want to use the Chinese yuan.
“So when I came in, the first thing I said was that any BRICS country that even mentions destroying the dollar will be hit with a 150% tariff“, he said. “We don't need your goods“, the American leader added.
According to Trump, after these threats, he has not heard anything from the BRICS countries. “I don't know what happened to them. “We haven't heard anything from the BRICS countries lately“, the White House chief summed up.
Earlier, Trump said that he would impose a 100% tariff on goods from the BRICS countries if they create a new currency or abandon the dollar. Any country that tries to replace the dollar for international trade will "say goodbye to America," he said.