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The United States President Donald Trump has called for a more united Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stating that the fight against terrorism would be more successful with a more united GCC.

The U.S. President went a step further by offering to mediate in the resolution of the ongoing GCC dispute.

Trump stated that although he is fully supportive of the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al Sabah's mediation so far but that if this isn't enough, he would be happy to offer his own efforts.

Speaking at a joint news conference with Kuwait's emir in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Trump said he supported Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al Sabah's mediation efforts but if that did not manage to resolve the Gulf crisis, he would be "willing to be a mediator".

"I think it's something that's going to get solved fairly easily," he said.

"We call on our GCC and Egyptian allies to focus on our commitments at that Saudi Arabia summit to continue our joint efforts to drive out and defeat terrorists.

"Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt are all essential US partners in this effort. We have great relationships with all of them right now, maybe better than we've ever had.

"We will be most successful with a united GCC."