During a pre-scheduled appearance on MSNBC on Saturday morning, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) was alerted that Donald Trump had just issued new threats aimed at the EU and Mexico and was asked to respond.

The U.S. president has threatened a 10 percent tariff on any country aligned with the BRICS bloc, a potential blow to Russia.

President Trump and Congress are threatening harsh sanctions against Moscow for its three-year war in Ukraine.

Trump announces plans for 10% tariff on BRICS alliance members, calling them "anti-American" while the bloc criticizes unilateral tariffs and attacks on nuclear facilities.

The letters listed a range of tariffs. Goods entering the U.S. from Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, and Tunisia will be subject to a 25 percent levy. There will be a 30 percent levy on South African and Bosnian goods, while imports from Indonesia will be subject to a 32 percent rate.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to impose additional tariffs on any group linked with the BRICS intergovernmental organization after the group expressed "serious concerns" about him unilaterally imposing tariffs.

President Trump threatened an additional 10% tariff on imports from countries aligning with BRICS. BRICS, originally Brazil, Russia, India, and China, was used to describe emerging economies.