Naga Munchetty breached BBC guidelines by criticising Donald Trump for perceived 'racism', the corporation's complaints unit has ruled.

The BBC Breakfast host condemned comments made by the president about political rivals, after he told female Democrats to 'go back' to their own counties.

Munchetty has been rebuked by the BBC for branding these comments as racist.

Naga Munchetty (pictured) voiced fury over US President Donald Trump's recent tweets telling four female Democratic politicians to 'go back' to the countries from which they came

The presenter earned plaudits for her decision to speak about her struggles and share her experiences of being told herself to 'go back to your own country'.

Speaking on BBC Breakfast on July 17, in the aftermath of Mr Trump's online remarks, she said: 'Every time I have been told, as a woman of colour, to go back to where I came from, that was embedded in racism.

'Now, I'm not accusing anyone of anything here, but you know what certain phrases mean.'

Mr Trump had shared posted several messages on Twitter in which he made references to politicians Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley. They are all US citizens of ethnic minority backgrounds and three were born in America. Omar was born in Somalia and fled to the US with her family when she was a child.

Donald Trump (pictured at his Made In America product showcase in July) was accused of racism when he told the women to go back to their own countries

Trump said these congresswomen should go fix their countries of origin before trying to weigh in on American politics and claimed they are from 'corrupt,' 'inept' countries

Trump was making reference to Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (upper left), Ilhan Omar (upper right), Ayanna Pressley (lower left) and Rashida Tlaib (lower right). They are all minority women, but of the four, only Omar was born in a country other than the U.S.

Munchetty's assertion that Mr Trump's comments were embedded in racism went beyond what the BBC allows, and a complaint made about the presenter's comments was upheld by the executive complaints unit (ECU) of the BBC.

A spokeswoman for the BBC said: 'The ECU ruled that while Ms Munchetty was entitled to give a personal response to the phrase "go back to your own country" as it was rooted in her own experience, overall her comments went beyond what the guidelines allow for.'