Sometimes I think this guy has no political instinct at all. A little humility would have gone a long way here. It would go a long way in many of these instances but he seems incapable of showing it. Don't get me wrong, I like that he has these weaknesses and I hope our side exploits them to no end. Just as a spectator of human behavior, you can not help but wonder why he doesn't just do the obvious sometimes.
It is.
George Valliant wrote an article on the hierarchy of ego defense mechanisms. Reaction formation is considered one of the primitive ego defense mechanisms along with splitting, projection, and denial.
I could be posting this to everyone on the thread since you’re all nailing the point so well. This is just one incident in a series of episodes that continue to reinforce the fact that this administration is completely disfuctional at all levels.