Donald Trump has confirmed he will meet face-to-face with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the coming days, after the US president berated an Australian reporter.

"Your leader is coming over to see me very soon," Mr Trump told ABC reporter John Lyons while speaking to journalists at the White House before leaving for the United Kingdom.

Mr Trump did not mention when or where he would meet Mr Albanese, and the federal government has yet to confirm the meeting.

The president's comments came after he objected to questions from Mr Lyons about whether it was appropriate for a US president to be "engaged in so much business activity" while in office.

Mr Trump said his children "are running the business".

"In my opinion, you are hurting Australia very much right now," the president added.

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