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, India, China and South Africa for comment via email.

US President Donald Trump recently issued a strong warning to the Brics nations, a group of emerging economies that includes countries like Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Trump made it clear that if these countries attempt to replace the US dollar with their own currency for global trade,