Bangladesh, Jan. 31 -- In yet another aggressive move against economic rivals, President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to the BRICS nations, threatening 100% tariffs on their goods if they attempt to challenge the supremacy of the US dollar. The statement, made on January 31 via his Truth Social platform, underscores the increasing friction between Washington and the rapidly growing economic bloc.

“The idea that the BRICS countries are trying to move away from the dollar while we stand by and watch is OVER,” Trump declared. “They can go find another sucker nation. We are going to require a commitment from these seemingly hostile countries that they will neither create a new BRICS currency nor back any other cu...