Trump fires election official who contradicted him

Donald Trump says he has fired a top election official who contradicted the US president’s claims of voter fraud.

Mr Trump has refused to concede the US election, and has made unsubstantiated claims of massive voter fraud.

Election officials said the vote was the most secured in us history.

Mr Krebs is the latest official to be dismissed by the US president following his defeat, with defense secretary Mark Esper also shown the door amid reports Mr Trump doubted the pentagon chief’s loyalty.