holder of the doning-kruger effect, the phenomenon of which the incompetent person is not able to see his own incompetence. he is perpetually surprised because reality does not comport with his fantasies." joining me is tom countryman, former state department official fired shortly after the inauguration and chris cillizza. tom, what's your take on the president's behavior here and his ability to do this in the future? ze h well, clearly he has the ability to declassify information but the way he did it raises concerns.