How do you know he thinks/or is using his accomplishments this way?  That's an attribution you make- an unproven one btw.

Also 'unproven assumptions' is not an argument to proffer because on that point I would ask, what was his evidence for attempting to de-legitimise BO?  The president of the United States had to release his birth certificate and even then he did not stop.  Only people who lived under apartheid, jim crow, and FN fully understood the symbolism of BO having to do that - they couldnt be in/go to certain places/leave the reservation without identification papers.  He wants respect and admiration but does nothing to gain it or does not know how because at 70 years old he's gotten by on his privileged status.  Well, respect is earned. If  he wants people to stop questioning his legitimacy he might want to stop being a petulant child and stop -prima facie - choosing putin over his own country.