ABC journalist Chris Uhlmann has delivered a scathing assessment of Donald Trump's presidency.

Scathing, searing and brutal were just a few of the adjectives flying around social media on Sunday following an eloquent takedown of Donald Trump by ABC political editor Chris Uhlmann.

Speaking to Australia's Insiders TV programme from Hamburg, Uhlmann delivered a wrap on the G20 summit that has since resonated with people from around the world.

The veteran journalist criticised the US president's conduct while in office, his awkwardness at the G20 Summit and his offhand Twitter tirades.

"He has no desire and no capacity to lead the world," Uhlmann said. "(He) barks out bile in 140 characters, (and) wastes his precious days as president at war with the West's institutions."

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US President Donald Trump "has no desire and no capacity to lead the world", according to Australian journalist Chris Uhlmann.

Uhlmann also criticised Trump's desire to be the centre of conversation, saying that it was the only thing Trump cared about.

"Donald Trump is a man who craves power because it burnishes his celebrity. To be constantly talking and talked about is all that really matters."

Uhlmann finished off by saying that Trump was leading America into a decline that would see the superpower ultimately replaced by Russia and China.

"Donald Trump has pressed 'fast forward' on the decline of the United States as a global leader. He managed to isolate his nation, to confuse and alienate his allies and to diminish America."

Following the airing of his strong statement, Uhlmann's Twitter account began trending in Washington in the United States, with many Americans praising his words.

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof shared the video with his 2.1 million Facebook followers, describing Uhlmann's words as "powerful."

Bradd Jaffy, a senior news editor with NBC News, said that the video was a "searing assessment" of the President.

Many others from around America joined the chorus of those praising the journalist's words.

Despite being married to Australian Labor politician Gai Brodtmann, Uhlmann was once senior adviser to conservative Christian independent Paul Osborne and is generally considered a conservative.

Uhlmann's Twitter account remained quiet on Sunday and the ABC did not respond to a request for a statement at the time of writing.

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 - Sydney Morning Herald