Exactly. The vanity of The Donald knows no limits. Even in response to a serious question about a serious foreign policy situation, he just can’t help but talk about his TV ratings.
He has explained that. He doesn’t want to be the guy who engineered the Verrezano Bridge and has to stand there and watch the politicians take all the credit.
I have watched people blowing their own horn all the years I have been in New York and those were the people who moved ahead. It’s a deliberate decision on Trump’s part.