Former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus Reinhold (Reince) Richard PriebusLeaked audio shows Trump touted low Black voter turnout in 2016: report Meadows joins White House facing reelection challenges Trump names Mark Meadows as new chief of staff MORE during an interview on Sunday counseled Trump administration staffers to ignore “distractions” after a week of upheaval.

“I think what the staff has to do is focus in on the results,” Priebus said on ABC’s “This Week.”

“I think what the president does is, and he writes about it even in his own books, is he puts rivals around him intellectually," he said. "You have people like [Commerce Secretary] Wilbur Ross Wilbur Louis RossTrump 'very happy' to allow TikTok to operate in US if security concerns resolved TikTok, WeChat to be banned Sunday from US app stores The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by National Industries for the Blind - Trump seeks to flip 'Rage' narrative; Dems block COVID-19 bill MORE … and [National Economic Council Director] Gary Cohn. And he puts those two guys in front of him and says, ‘OK, fight out tariffs in front of me.' "

"And they fight it out, and the media covers the fight. But, ultimately, the decision is made," he added.

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"Look at the economy, look at [the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria], look at the courts," Priebus, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, said. "The decisions and the things that President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE has done have put him on a great course. If you’re a Republican, you couldn’t be happier."

His comments follow a week during which White House communications director Hope Hicks Hope Charlotte HicksSenate intel leaders said Trump associates may have presented misleading testimony during Russia probe: report Cuomo turned down Trump invitation to participate in April press briefing: report Trump shakes up White House communications team MORE announced her departure; damaging stories about senior adviser Jared Kushner Jared Corey KushnerAbraham Accords: New hope for peace in Middle East Tenants in Kushner building file lawsuit alleging dangerous living conditions Trump hosts Israel, UAE, Bahrain for historic signing MORE were published; President Trump announced new tariffs on steel and aluminum, pitting key aides against one another; and the president’s tone vacillated on gun control.

Trump also targeted Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE on Twitter, and the White House had to deny reports that national security adviser H.R. McMaster and Cohn planned to leave the administration.