Donald Trump has suggested US TV networks that criticise him should have their broadcast licences 'taken away'.

Speaking to reporters on Air Force One as he flew home from his state visit to the UK, the President said: 'I read someplace that the networks were 97 per cent against me.

'And if they're 97 per cent against and they give me only bad publicity, and they're getting a licence, I would think maybe their licence should be taken away.'

It comes after late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel was taken off air for comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and the President's reaction to his death.

Mr Trump said of US late-night talk shows: 'If you go back and you see they haven't had a conservative on in years, I think somebody said, when you go back take a look, all they do is hit Trump.