Yep, it's a delusionary state of mind. Out of touch with reality, and in Trump's case very easily could be mental illness. Feeds his distorted ego though, and his claim to divinity:
Donald Trump’s ‘chilling effect’ on free speech and dissent is threatening US democracy "MAGA death threats drive Trump agenda - Violent Threats Against Members of Congress Spiked as Senate Considered Trump’s Nominees" [...]Trump is now openly encouraging his followers to think of him as divine or, at least, divinely inspired. And this isn’t a new pitch, it’s just getting a new round of attention." https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=176236039