This is another sign that he continues to unravel. Some staff member, probably Susie, set this up to assuage his pathetic ego.
Why is he unraveling? Because he's been told by his docs there's nothing more they can do for him. He knows he's out of time and he has been a failure in trying to bail himself out to get into "heaven." He's still low man on the "totem pole."
Notice how they have had him redecorating the WH in the past 4--5 months? The concrete paving of the Rose Garden. The gold crap plastered all over the office. All those idiotic paintings of himself, and re-arranging where Barack Obama's picture is? Even outdoor pictures, remember those?
Earlier sense&sensibility posted about a sign he had erected that exclaims he is the president and he can do what he wants. Have you ever heard of another president saying something like this? Who needs to do that? Only someone who sees his just a figurehead because his brain is now mush.
Only someone who knows his time is up.
He'll get crazier and crazier as his health declines. As bad as this is, he's going to get worse. He probably will order more Nat'l Guard into American cities.