“Any Country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS, will be charged an ADDITIONAL 10% Tariff. There will be no exceptions to this policy,” Mr. Trump said in a Truth Social post. He did not elaborate, nor did he say what BRICS policies he was referring to.

Donald Trump has threatened an additional 10 per cent tariff on countries that align themselves with the Bric alliance. The US President described moving towards the emerging bloc as "anti-American" and warned there would be no exception to the rule.