New Hampshire's outgoing Sen. Kelly Ayotte was mentioned during President-elect Donald Trump's lengthy interview with the New York Times Tuesday afternoon - but she may not be a fan of what was said.
Trump told reporters that when he "easily" won the presidential election, he "helped numerous senators" be re-elected.
Then he turned to the subject of Ayotte, who was narrowly defeated by Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan in one of the most-watched Senate contests over the course of the election.
The president-elect said Ayotte "would love a job in the administration," but then quickly stamped out rumors she was being considered for his cabinet.
Of Ayotte, Trump says, "No, thank you."
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016
"No, thank you," he said about her.
Ayotte had difficulties during her Senate campaign regarding her support, or lack thereof, of the then-Republican presidential nominee.
Early in October, she quickly retracted a statement made during a debate that Trump was a good role model for children. By mid-October, she announced she would write in Vice President-elect Mike Pence's name on the ballot for president after Trump described grabbing women by the genitals in a leaked audio recording from a decade-old Access Hollywood interview.