US President Donald Trump has urged British Prime Minister Theresa May to ensure he gets a warm welcome from the British people before he comes to the UK.

In a secret tape of one of the two world leaders’ conversations that was leaked, the President asked Ms May to “fix it” for him, The Sun reports.

The US President made his request clear in a private conversation with Ms May to plan his state visit.

Trump’s visit has now been postponed until next year.

His request comes after two million people signed a petition calling for Trump’s proposed trip to be axed.

A transcript of the chat, seen by senior diplomats, reveals his touchiness, The Sun reports.

In the transcript, Trump is reported to have said: “I haven’t had great coverage out there lately, Theresa.”

She replied awkwardly: “Well, you know what the British press are like.”

He then responded saying: “I still want to come, but I’m in no rush. So, if you can fix it for me, it would make things a lot easier. When I know I’m going to get a better reception, I’ll come and not before.”

According to The Sun, a source said: “He seemed to think the PM would be able to smooth the path for him to get a warm welcome.

“But she tried to explain she has no power to dictate how newspapers and media might decide to cover his visit.

“After all, we are not North Korea.

“He said he would not agree a date until people support him coming.”

Downing Street would not comment on the transcript.

Trump’s comments come after a Gallup poll conducted at the six-month mark of all presidents since Harry S Truman has found Trump has just a 36 per cent approval rating, down six points on a similar poll conducted at his first 100 days.

Previously, the least popular president at the same mark was 1970s leader Gerald Ford, with 39 per cent.

Trump has insisted again that there was “no Russian collusion in our winning campaign” in the wake of his son’s admission to seeking Kremlin-dug political dirt.

The embattled president returned to his stock attack on “fake news” in defending Donald Trump Jr, who disclosed last week that he took a meeting with a Moscow surrogate peddling damaging information on Hillary Clinton during the campaign.

He has just returned from France, where he raised eyebrows after his close encounter with Brigitte Macron, whose physical appearance he commented on.

“You know, you’re in such good shape,” Trump told Emmanuel Macron’s wife, before repeating his observation to her husband and adding “beautiful.”

Australia’s foreign minister described it as “a rather interesting comment”.

“I wonder if she could say the same of him?” Ms Bishop told ABC TV on Sunday.

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Trump, 71, reportedly believes exercise is misguided and can lead to an early death while Ms Bishop is well known for her running regime that not even gruelling overseas trips interrupt.

She said she would be taken aback if Trump said a similar thing to her. Nevertheless, she wouldn’t be offering commentary on Trump’s conversations with the French president or his wife.

“Likewise, I don’t run a commentary on his Twitter account,” she said. “What I focus on is the relationship between the United States and Australia and how it benefits our nations.”