The nastiest things Trump called the people he now wants in his Cabinet

This is what Donald Trump had to say about former opponent Carly Fiorina, who is currently under consideration for national intelligence chief, during the Republican primary campaign ... (click to see). This is what Donald Trump had to say about former opponent Carly Fiorina, who is currently under consideration for national intelligence chief, during the Republican primary campaign ... (click to see). Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images Image 1 of / 43 Caption Close The nastiest things Trump called the people he now wants in his Cabinet 1 / 43 Back to Gallery

When you're on Team Trump, there's no such thing as burning bridges.

At least four of Donald Trump's potential Cabinet picks were severely criticized, insulted or both by the president-elect during the campaign.

Yet today three are eager to serve the man who disparaged them, including one who called his new boss-to-be "a toxic mix of demagoguery, mean-spiritedness and nonsense." The fourth reportedly wanted a different Cabinet job than those he was offered.

The general response to the Trump sleights seems to be, it's was just politics. Trump was merely lashing out in response to gains his opponents were making.

As Carly Fiorina, now under consideration for Trump's national intelligence chief, said at the time, "Maybe, just maybe, I'm getting under his skin a little bit, because I am climbing in the polls."

He didn't really mean it, folks. No harm, no foul.

We've compiled the meanest things Trump called the people he now wants in his Cabinet in the above slideshow.