Trump threatens extra 10% tariffs on BRICS as leaders meet in Brazil

Open this photo in gallery: Family photo during the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday. The BRICS is presenting itself as a haven for multilateral diplomacy amid violent conflicts and trade wars.Pilar Olivares/Reuters President Donald Trump said the U.S. will impose an additional 10 per cent tariff on any countries aligning themselves with the "Anti-American policies" of the BRICS group of developing nations, whose leaders kicked off a summit in Brazil on Sunday. With forums such as the G7 and G20 groups of major economies hamstrung by divisions and the disruptive "America First" approach of the U.S….