“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.

President Donald Trump said that any countries aligning with the “anti-American" policies of the BRICS group of nations would face additional levies on imports.

The president said the levy will apply to "any country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of Brics".