Kellyanne Conway has been the subject of derision after making bizarre claims about the surveillance of the Donald Trump campaign.

After being asked about the claims he was wire-tapped by Barack Obama, the advisor suggested that enemies could potentially spy on the president through televisions and by putting hidden cameras in microwaves.

Ms Conway, who is one of the president's most senior advisors and helped run his campaign, said wire-tapping could be the tip of the iceberg when it came to monitoring Donald Trump

She explained on USA Today: “What I can say is there are many ways to surveil each other.

“You can surveil someone through their phones, certainly through their television sets — any number of ways.”

The advisor then claimed monitoring could be done with “microwaves that turn into cameras”, adding: “We know this is a fact of modern life.”

Many mocked this claim on social media, saying they would be sure to check their hair and make-up before warming up their food from now on.