Trump issued a stern warning to China over its BRICS bloc ambitions in a Truth Social post on Saturday afternoon.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday demanded that BRICS member countries commit to not creating a new currency or supporting another currency that would replace the United States dollar or face 100% tariffs.

In a post on Truth Social Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump said he would impose a 100% tariff on the BRICS geopolitical coalition of non-Western countries if the group moves away from trading using the U.

His threat was directed at countries in the so-called BRIC alliance, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

The president-elect's threat comes just days after he threatened big tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. Experts warn of higher prices.

In a forceful statement on Saturday, US President-elect Donald Trump issued a stern warning to BRICS member nations and their allies, threatening to impose 100% tariffs on their exports to the United States if they proceed with plans to introduce or support a currency aimed at replacing the US dollar in international trade.

US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100% tariffs on the BRICS countries in his post on Truth Social if they do not give up trying to find an alternative to the dollar in international trade.