I doubt tRump can relate but... in general people can relate to others even If they haven't walked a mile in there shoes. It's called empathy - the ability for the brain to mentally think about what others are feeling. I dislike when people say you can't relate to me because you aren't me and have different experiences. Anyway obviously tRump never developed any empathy.

In that he himself has refused to pay quite a few people that have worked with him. So this is nothing new.

I'm not sure I understand the point of asking a question like that.

It's not an actual question to get information, right? Just meant to make a rhetorical point.

The response was of some value in understanding the respondent's "mind" and attitude.

How dare they ask a question.

acting counter to them might have some relevance.... Oh, brother....

and answering complex questions about difficult matters, but he can't, or won't, do that.

Yes, the question at question was a loaded one, but he might've answered with some variation of yes, no, I don't know, or no comment.

He chose his answer.