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The Latest: Priebus says president nailed press conference

Senior staff to President Donald Trump arrive for a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. From left are, Senior Policy Adviser Stephen Miller, White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, and Vice President Mike Pence. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Senior staff to President Donald Trump arrive for a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. From left are, Senior Policy Adviser Stephen Miller, White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, and Vice President Mike Pence. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

By Associated Press February 17, 2017 1 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):

7:50 a.m.

President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Reince Priebus (ryns PREE’-bus), is praising Trump’s handling of his news conference.

Priebus tells Fox News that Trump is a great “salesman” and that “there’s no person better to speak for President Trump than President Trump.” He says Thursday’s news conference “was an effective way to sum up what his message was yesterday and he did a fantastic job.”

Preibus also blasted recent media reports as “totally fake” or “grossly overstated.”

Priebus says there’s a chance reporters are making up the news entirely or that there are some “bad actors” or “holdovers” in the intelligence community spreading false claims.