Trump threatened to slap a 100% tariff on the economies of BRICS nations if they try to abandon the U.S. dollar as the chief international reserve currency.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc met U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
One day after the two leaders spoke, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo denied Trump’s claim that Mexico would close its border with the United States.
Trump announced hike in tariff plans for China, as well Canada and Mexico, he drew attention to China’s involvement in the illicit fentanyl crisis in the US.
President-elect Trump selected billionaire Howard Lutnick for the role of commerce secretary, in which he will oversee the U.S. trade representative’s office.