He'll likely live another 15 years or so. I'm pretty sure he's imagining a future for himself. He's talking about a third term, which means at least eight years of "future". He also has children whose continued success he probably cares about. That said, I agree that he doesn't seem interested in building anything but his personal kingdom (including walls to protect it).

> He also has children whose continued success he probably cares about.

Does he ever talk about them using anything other than abstract platitudes like "great?"