Hubris is...

...flouting calls by the public for what is public information.
...shamelessly defending the company you keep while hunting ducks.
...providing undeserved mercy to people close to people close to you.
...acting defiant as a weary, indignant nation watches, adding yet more nuance to your murderous legacy.

But hubris is a mild word when referring to leaders and despots, so perhaps it's better described, though harder to recognize, closer to home. Until, that is, a hot, sunny day when you log on to your student loan web site and reality takes it's gloves off.

Then, hubris becomes...

...quitting your job happily with three student loans and personal debt exceeding the GDP of a handful of underdeveloped nations.
..too-late remembering, thanks to your textbook case of ADHD, that your balances after 10 years of regular payments exceed the original amount.
...swallowing all that information quietly, and choking on it.