[layman]

Obama assumed Americans would want an iconic photo of him privately mourning

IMHO, this shallow, petty man's hubris borders on mental illness.

[ottbmare]

Borders on mental illness? No, he has gone way past the border. Some psychiatrists suggest that he has a personality disorder identified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, which categorizes and describes mental illnesses. He has Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Fulfills the diagnostic criteria perfectly.