The pathological narcissist feels clever, blinding people to reality.
HOWEVER, criticism should not be blind either.
If Trump does something successfully, even if it is as accidental as a blind squirrel finding a nut, it should be noted.

This could prove to be quite a challenge.
Being a kinder, gentler Hitler wouldn't qualify, but there has to be a success somewhere in the sewerage.

One was the prediction that tariffs would cripple the economy by July 4th.
That did not happen because tariffs were delayed several times.