He's not. Just doing his agenda, without thinking, as you suspected from the beginning.
That and the photo of Michelle going up a set of stairs with Sarkozy’s and the Spanish King’s wife are the best ever.
I love this photo. Cheney giving zero the stank eye. He never trusted him from day one, and with good reason. Say what you will about Cheney, but, IMO, he was and is the best Vice President we’ve ever had.