Trump does not understand people because he has little, if any, awareness of his emotional life.  Narcissistic individuals always look outside of themselves for validation, for blame...  This is who he is and has always been.  Nothing is ever his fault because that would mean that he was wrong and that would be the worst thing imaginable.  The "media", which really covers a lot of ground, is quite varied in its coverage.  We are treading on very dangerous ground with this president.