He thinks so little of the Israelis that he thinks they won’t bother checking or are too stupid to understand. Arrogance is painless...
He clearly marches to the beat of a different authority. He has no idea that he really has to “earn” that Presidential Seal BEFORE he flashes it. He seems to have things a bit out of order in most of what he has gaffed on, because he hasn't really earned the background. He's a gifted pitchman which is all the left wants at this point.