Dhaka, April 8 -- Wealthy business leaders are turning on US President Donald Trump over his plan to impose a colossal set of tariffs on America's trading partners, as losses mount on stock markets around the world.

According to a CNN report, Billionaire investor Bill Ackman, who endorsed Trump's 2024 presidential bid, warned Sunday that going ahead with the new tariffs was tantamount to launching an "economic nuclear war."

On Wednesday, Trump said he would impose significantly higher "reciprocal" tariffs on dozens of countries that have the highest trade imbalances with the United States.

In a post on X, Ackman said "business investment will grind to a halt, (and) consumers will close their wallets" if the new levies do indeed come in...