President Donald Trump on Thursday warned off BRICS member countries from replacing the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency by repeating a 100%-tariffs threat he had made weeks after winning the November presidential elections.

US President Donald Trump on Friday issued a warning to BRICS nations, threatening 100 per cent tariffs on their exports if they attempt to replace the US dollar as the dominant currency in international trade.

Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Currently, the group does not have a common currency, but discussions on the subject gained some momentum after the West imposed sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine.

Donald Trump threatened BRICS countries with 100% tariffs if they replace the dollar as the reserve currency. "We are going to require a commitment from these seemingly hostile Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency,

Russia warned that U.S. efforts to enforce dollar use could backfire. The BRICS nations, while discussing a common currency, are unlikely to replace the dollar, as Trump threatens 100% tariffs on countries attempting to do so amid U.

United States President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his threat to impose 100% import tariffs on BRICS countries if they moved towards reducing reliance on the US dollar in global trade, reported The Indian Express. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the US “will not stand idly by” while BRICS countries develop an alternative currency.

US President Donald Trump has promised to impose 100% tariffs on the BRICS nations if they decide to create their own currency to replace the US dollar. Source: Trump on Truth Social, as reported by European Pravda Quote from Trump: "The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar,

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that there is no chance for BRICS countries to replace the US dollar.

In a post shared on social media platform Truth Social, Trump declared that the United States would not stand idly by while the BRICS bloc pursues the development of an alternative currency.

Trump had previously threatened 100 percent tariffs on BRICS nations -- a bloc including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- if they create a rival to the US dollar, which he doubled down on Thursday night.