Trump also said in his post that the countries "can go find another “sucker!” There is no chance that the BRICS will replace the U.S. Dollar in International Trade, and any Country that tries should wave goodbye to America.

President-elect Donald Trump is threatening 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar

Donald Trump said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to working to address the border and fentanyl smuggling, key issues that have led the incoming US president to threaten massive tariffs.

Another check on the administration could be the fear of tariff-induced inflation. Americans’ experience of the highest price rises in 40 years helped doom Kamala Harris’s election bid. Mr Trump may not want to be seen as the architect behind surging prices of everything from Americans’ breakfast avocados to their newest set of wheels.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on this threat to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products he would be raising prices for Americans and

President Biden called Donald Trump’s plans to impose 25% tariffs on all goods from Mexico and Canada “counterproductive” and said it would undermine relations with two of America’s closest allies.