The fired Fox News editor instrumental to the network's Arizona election call for Biden says he...

A Fox News editor who was key to calling Arizona for Joe Biden on election night in November said he became the "focus" of attacks and felt "murderous rage" from conservative viewers.

Chris Stirewalt, who was fired as a Fox News political editor on January 19, was part of Fox News' decision desk, which uses data to project the winners in states. Before getting laid off, Stirewalt was barred from appearing on the air, Mediaite reported.

Fox News was the first major news organization to call Arizona for Biden, which it did at 11:20 p.m. ET on November 3.