President Donald Trump has made a pattern of turning any question — even the most tragic — into an opportunity to boast about himself. But the way he did it this time left viewers convinced they were watching something far more disturbing unfold in real time.

He seems increasingly unaware when he slips into this patter, as the reflex kicks in even when reporters are asking about serious, deadly developments.

But it’s jarring and shocking when he does this, and he did it again at his Florida Mar-a-Lago resort while talking to reporters about the Nov. 26 deadly ambush of two West Virginia National Guard members on patrol in Washington near the White House.

The two service members were attacked, allegedly by an Afghan national who opened fire on them in broad daylight. Twenty-year-old U.S.

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