At a meeting with Argentina’s President, Donald Trump said he warned countries seeking BRICS membership of US tariffs, asserting that his stance protected the dollar’s global dominance

xNew York: US President Donald Trump has called the BRICS grouping an "attack" on the US dollar, claiming that he threatened nations seeking to join the bloc with tariffs following which "everybody dropped out". BRICS comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates. Trump has often threatened to impose additional tariffs on the bloc for what he calls its "anti-American policies. The BRICS nations have voiced serious concerns about the rise of unilateral tariff and non-tariff measures which distort trade. Speaking at a bilateral meeting w

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