The figure President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE is reportedly expected to name as the State Department's top spokeswoman repeatedly slammed the president during the 2016 Republican primary, once calling his behavior "disgusting," according to a new report from CNN.

CNN, citing multiple public comments Morgan Ortagus made as Trump campaigned for the Republican presidential nomination, reported on Tuesday that she criticized Trump's behavior and his foreign policy opinions.

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Ortagus, a national security analyst and former Fox News contributor, blasted Trump in January 2016 after he mocked people with physical and mental disabilities.

"You have somebody who makes fun of people with mental and physical disabilities. That's disgusting; there's no other way around it," she said in a Fox News radio interview. "Quite frankly, I don't want someone with the temperament of a middle school pubescent boy in the president's office."

Ortagus, who CNN reported was working for a super PAC associated with Trump's primary opponent, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), said on Fox News in April of that year that she and Trump had completely different views of America's role internationally.