Newt Gingrich, Rudy Giuliani, Reince Priebus top potential Trump cabinet list

President-elect Donald Trump could name Newt Gingrich as secretary of state, per a report.

Gingrich, the former Speaker of the house, 2012 presidential candidate and finalist to be Trump's vice president, could be nominated to take over the job as the nation's top diplomat, NBC reports.

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Others rumored for top jobs include prominent supporters retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus. Flynn is rumored as a possible secretary of defense or National Security Advisor, while Giuliani is said to be a possibility for attorney general.

Trump is likely to draw from the private sector for many of these positions and some are concerned he might have trouble attracting top-tier women candidates after his campaign was criticized for marginalizing women.

Priebus is reported to be under consideration for White House Chief of Staff. Trump took the extraordinary step of calling the RNC chair up to speak Wednesday morning during his victory speech.

"So let me tell you about Reince... Reince is a superstar," Trump said, introducing him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the next president of the United States, Donald Trump. Thank you. It's been an honor. God bless. Thank God," Priebus said in brief remarks.

Priebus' performance had been much maligned in some quarters -- losing the 2012 presidential election, and allowing Trump's rise. But Wednesday, some noted the scale of the victory he helped shepherd.

"Reince Priebus has delivered the GOP to basically unprecedented power," Aaron Blake of the Washington Post wrote in a tweet.

But Trump campaign spokeswoman denies the NBC report, saying "none of this is accurate."