I'm beginning to think that Trump's never ending need for attention is so great and so insatiable that it overrides virtually every other consideration in his life. From the beginning of his campaign for president through the first 100+ days of his administration, so much of what he says and does is designed to draw the maximum amount of attention to himself. His decisions don't have to make any sense, and can even be counter-productive, just as long as it creates the "buzz" he seems addicted to. Whether he does this consciously or unconsciously, I have no idea.