Donald Trump refused to state he still had confidence in Steve Bannon, his chief strategist, on Tuesday night amid reports he is growing increasingly frustrated by the power struggle within the White House.

The US president appeared to put distance between himself and Mr Bannon, the far-Right former head of Breitbart News, who served as Mr Trump's campaign chief and is credited with helping to secure last November's shock election victory.

“I like Steve, but you have to remember he was not involved in my campaign until very late,” Mr Trump told the New York Post.