Donald Trump promoting his reality show "The Apprentice" in 2012. Getty Drama and showmanship has surrounded President-elect Donald Trump's selection of his Cabinet — in typical Trump fashion.

Trump has hyped and teased whom he will pick to serve in his administration, tweeting that only he knows the "finalists."

C-SPAN cameras have broadcast the lobby of Trump Tower, allowing curious viewers to watch the spectacle from home.

There was a very public feud this week about the possibility of Mitt Romney being tapped to serve as secretary of state, as Trump allies warred in the public square over whether Romney should be selected for the top diplomatic post.

"Is it a good way to pick a cabinet? Not especially," said Reed Galen, who served in the George W. Bush administration and worked on Bush's and John McCain's presidential campaigns. "But Trump ran the worst technical campaign in modern history and is poised to become president, so what do any of us really know?"

Romney, who was harshly critical of Trump on the campaign trail and called him a "phony" and a "fraud" in a memorable speech during the GOP primary, met with Trump last weekend and emerged as the frontrunner for secretary of state. But infighting played out all week among Trump's inner circle. It culminated in a Thanksgiving Day tweet from senior Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, who openly acknowledged the complaints about Romney.

Galen expressed some worry about the process in an email to Business Insider.

"If it was 'The Apprentice' or his own company, who cares? But it's the US government and the world at large we're talking about," he said.

It should not be a surprise that Trump has chosen to select his Cabinet in such a fashion. He was, after all, a reality-television star who has thrived for many years being in the public spotlight. And, during his presidential campaign, he employed a similar style to choose his running mate — settling on Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana after several twists and turns in the final days.

And while the process has caused unease among political journalists and analysts, some observers have suggested that the public nature of it may not entirely be a bad thing.

"The one thing about this is that one of the results of this, at least out of the gate, a lot more Americans are going to know who the Cabinet is than they do now," Scott Jennings, a former special assistant to Bush, told Business Insider.

"During the Obama years — who can name these people? With Trump running this sort of process, a heck of a lot more people are going to know these guys."

Jennings said that he expected Trump's entire presidency to continue in such a fashion and that it's the way Trump operates.

"What I think remains to be seen is whether the people he appoints to these positions will be able to keep up … How are they going to interact in that world?" he asked.

That question remains open, but it seems likely that if they can make it through Trump's appointment process, they have a fair chance.