The Washington Free Beacon's Elizabeth Harrington told Fox News' Neil Cavuto on Monday it is "refreshing" that President-elect Donald Trump is considering people outside of his circle of loyalists for Cabinet positions.
"Well, I think it's actually quite refreshing that Donald Trump isn't just picking from a pool of his loyalists who were there by his side from the beginning," Harrington said.
Harrington added that this shows Trump is keeping an open mind about staffing his administration.
"He's keeping an open mind and he's bringing in a wide array of people," she said. "Today we saw Carly Fiorina, one of his big rivals from the beginning. He's brought her in for a meeting today, and I think that's refreshing"
"I think if the shoe were on the other foot and he put in all these people like [Rudy] Giuliani and Chris Christie, Newt Gingrich, we would be saying, 'Hey, this is cronyism; this is a spoil system," Harrington added.
Cavuto then asked about Trump being "thin-skinned," citing his reactions to negative reports and portrayals, like "Saturday Night Live" skits. He added that even though Trump gets the reputation for being too sensitive to criticism, his Cabinet nominations and other staff picks "suggest otherwise."
"I think Trump is very good at 'it's not personal, it's business,' and once the campaign is over, he is getting down to work," Harrington said. "Who is the best person for the job? Who will be the best secretary of State in his mind? For his agenda, we saw this last week with President-elect Trump bringing in Al Gore and everyone is saying, 'What is he doing bringing in Al Gore?'"
Cavuto then brought up Mitt Romney being considered for the coveted secretary of State position, despite the 2012 GOP nominee castigating Trump and fellow Republicans who supported him during the campaign.
Harrington pointed out that there were some on Trump's campaign, and now transition team, who were less than thrilled with Romney being considered for the job of top diplomat.
But despite such rhetoric, Harrington said, Trump does not seem to "take it too personally at the end of the day."
"Sure, I think the Romney thing comes in line for his real big backers and his inner circle," she said. "They were more offended, I think, by what Mitt Romney said during the campaign, which they're the people that are saying, 'You cannot nominate this guy because of all the things he said and crossing the line.'"
"I don't now if Trump–if he thought Mitt Romney was the best guy for the job," Harrington continued. "I think he would do it regardless of what he said during the campaign because I think that's what Trump has shown with all these different meetings and with some of these decisions, and he's willing to get past it. I think he doesn't take it too personally at the end of the day."