Trump rages over CBS interview with fired elections official

Donald Trump hit out on CBS News in a furious tweet late on Sunday, accusing the network of airing a “ridiculous, one-sided” interview his former elections security chief.

Christopher Krebs was Mr Trump’s head of cybersecurity and infrastructure security, until the president fired him for declaring the 2020 election to be “the most secure in American history”.

In his first TV interview since being ousted from the White House, Mr Krebs told the 60 Minutes programme that he stood by his assertion and defended his record as cybersecurity chief. “We did a good job. We did it right. I'd do it a thousand times over,” he said.

The president slammed the news channel after the interview aired, accusing CBS of not contacting the Trump campaign for comment about Mr Krebs’ remarks.