President Donald Trump has threatened BRICS countries, warning them against replacing the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency and telling them, "Go find another sucker nation." Newsweek has contacted the White House and the foreign ministries of major BRICS members Brazil,

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.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that US President Donald Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on BRICS nations “seem empty” as there is no plan to introduce an alternative currency to the US dollar. He said that there is no serious proposal for the BRICS to come up with an