Of course he honestly believes that. Who would not think that? He's been a paragon of truthfulness, always acting selflessly and with the nation's best interest at heart.  Everything he does is so well-thought out; he has never said anything that would make someone his enemy. Why he's even opening his arms to other misunderstood leaders around the world - they are so lonely!

The bizarre thing is - you probably don't see any irony in that paragraph.