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

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.

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday warned the BRICS nations they will face a 100% tariff in U.S. domestic markets if they proceed with plans to create a new currency to compete with the dollar.

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.

While China could offset American tariffs by letting its currency fall, that might endanger Beijing’s recent efforts to stabilize the economy.

At a Brics summit in October, countries discussed boosting non-dollar transactions and strengthening local currencies. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BRICS members and other developing nations say they are fed up with America’s dominance of the global financial system.

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