US EditionTrump says BRICS-aligned countries to face additional 10% tariffs
UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – Trump targets BRICS and aligned countries with a 10% tariff to counter efforts undermining the US dollar, affecting nations representing 40% of global economic output, officials said.
- Revealing the charade, a senior insider said on Monday that Trump's tariff threats were a 'theatrical show', suggesting his trade war was largely for show.
- With negotiations underway, the White House insider admits Trump's tariff threats are 'just a theatrical show' and not serious, aiming to pressure BRICS nations before the July 9 deadline.
- According to a Politico report, there is no real urgency at the White House and negotiators Scott Bessent, Howard Lutnick and Jamieson Greer lack authority, leaving foreign officials confused and chastised by Trump.
- At the Rio summit, BRICS leaders warned rising tariffs threaten global trade, continuing veiled criticism of unilateral protectionism, in a joint statement released on Sunday afternoon.
- President Trump announced on Truth Social that tariffs will take effect on August 1, 2025 with duties up to 70% if no deals materialize, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasized the deadline is firm.
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Trump says BRICS nations to get 10% tariff ’pretty soon’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. would "pretty soon" charge a 10% tariff on imports from BRICS countries, drawing another complaint from Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who just hosted the bloc's annual summit. Trump, who raised the tariff threat on Sunday, said in a Tuesday cabinet meeting at the White House that the duty was on the way: "Anybody that's in BRICS is getting a 10% charge pretty soon ... If they're …
Trump doubles down on 10 per cent tariff for BRICS
New York: US President Donald Trump doubled down on his threat to charge BRICS members an additional 10 per cent tariff and alleged that the group was “set up to degenerate our dollar”. Speaking to reporters as he presided over a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump said: “Anybody that’s in BRICS is getting a 10 per cent charge” — and that would include India. On another trade issue that could affect India, Trump said that a 200 per cent tariff on …
This is a loss in the world war: the US will not allow the BRICS to destroy the dollar — Trump: EADaily
EADaily, July 8th, 2025. The BRICS association is trying to undermine the status of the US dollar as the world standard, but the US will not allow it. This was stated at a briefing at the White House by the President of the United States Donald Trump.
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