Bill Clinton has accused Donald Trump of demonising people with “a good education” and who “wear ties to work” with his cabinet picks.

The 42nd president said the Republican president-election’s selections represent an attempt to destroy any remaining public confidence in the federal government.

Mr Trump has made a number of controversial picks for influential positions to manage his second term in the White House, including an intelligence chief with pro-Kremlin views and an attorney general with lingering accusations of paying for sex with a 17-year-old girl.

The Telegraph has previously reported that his main priority in building the next administration was loyalty after Mr Trump felt he’d been betrayed by many of more establishment-friendly picks during his first stint in office.