Donald Trump has criticised the ABC's Americas Editor during an extraordinary exchange at the White House, telling him "you're hurting Australia" and he would tell Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about it. Loading Twitter content

Washington-based journalist John Lyons had asked the US president several questions about his business dealings, including: "Is it appropriate, President Trump, that a president in office should be engaged in so much business activity?"

"Well, I'm really not," Mr Trump said. "My kids are running the business. You know what the activity — where are you from?"

When Lyons told Mr Trump he was from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Mr Trump replied: "Oh, the Australian — you're hurting Australia.

"In my opinion, you are hurting Australia very much right

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