Washington, Oct. 15 -- US President Donald Trump said that "BRICS was an attack on the dollar" and noted that countries that want to deal in dollars have an "advantage" over those that do not. He categorically asserted that the US will impose tariffs on countries that wish to join the ten-member bloc.

Trump made the remarks during a bilateral lunch with Argentine President Javier Milei at the White House.

"I'm very strong on the dollar, and anybody that wants to deal in dollars, they have an advantage over people that aren't," Trump said. "I told anybody that wants to be in BRICS, that's fine, but we're going to put tariffs on your nation... Everybody dropped out. They're all dropping out of BRICS."

"BRICS was an attack on the dollar a...