presidents are narcissistic by definition
those who aren't driven by a complex mixture of pride, a huge sense of self worth, a desire for the limelight and ego don't become president
of course this mixture is under more control by some then by others
daddy bush had it under control, son bush to a lesser extent
Clinton and Obama, not so much
when trump was running for the republican nomination I consoled a friend of mine who was anxious about trump becoming president by telling him trump's ego was such that he had to be successful and if nothing else, he will be driven to work extremely hard and do whatever was necessary to be a success as president
trumps real strength is he is one who can make course corrections because he is not an ideologue.
that quality tends to appear to partisans as perhaps wishy washy and not consistent, and we have seen some of that, but it can be a great strength as well, although in a hateful climate like Washington dc, its very difficult and that climate usually drives people into their own corners and being a success as president is extremely difficult because the two sides have fixed positions and power sharing is not a Washington strength
so does trump like trump? of course. does trump want the country to succeed, of course. the two are intertwined. can you separate bone from marrow and have each live? yes you can but only when there is heavy rationalization, of the type Obama is given to