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Trump warns BRICS nations could face 100% tariffs

WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that BRICS nations could face 100% tariffs from the United States "if they want to play games with the dollar."
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BRICS Summit Hosted In JohannesburgPresident Cyril Ramaphosa with fellow BRICS leaders, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the BRICS Summit in Sandton on 24 August 2023. (Photo: Per-Anders Pettersson / Getty Images)

"If any trading gets through, it'll be 100% tariff, at least," he said in response to a question about the BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India and China - setting up their own currency.

(Reporting By Steve Holland; Editing by Chris Reese)

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