Story highlights "They're not very sympathetic when they're flying the Mexican flag," Brewer said Tuesday.

"Obviously their allegiance isn't to the United States, it was to Mexico," she added.

(CNN) Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who has been mentioned as a potential pick for Donald Trump's cabinet, blasted anti-Trump protesters Tuesday, saying that those who fly the Mexican flag are loyal to Mexico, not the United States.

Calling the protests "orchestrated" and "just awful" on KTAR News 92.3 FM Arizona radio, Brewer said of the protesters, "They're not very sympathetic when they're flying the Mexican flag. Obviously their allegiance isn't to the United States, it was to Mexico. They're not entitled to behave like that, I don't believe. You know, people protest, it's fine. A lot of them aren't legal citizens and some of them are and they didn't even vote and now they're outraged. They could at least give him a chance."

She added that those involved in the protests, which have broken out across the country since Trump's election last week, "obviously don't have jobs."

"What day are we going on now, seven?" said Brewer. "And they're still out there protesting. And obviously, I have even recognized a couple of people and the signs are the same signs that we've seen all seven days, practically. They obviously don't have jobs, right? So what better things do they have to do? So they're just out there marching away. And these kids that are leaving school. If I was the principal of that school, I'd lay down the law. This is outrageous. It's just out of control."

Asked by hosts Mac & Gaydos if her criticisms referred to the "whole crowd" of protesters, Brewer replied that she was referring to "a lot of them."

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