The word fancied is used in paragraph 4. What does the use of the word fancied suggest to the reader?

He fancied himself the average workman in the spirit of President Andrew Jackson, whose rise to power was supported by the average American instead of the elites.

A. That he secretly despised workmen.
B. That he thought he was a workman but wasn't.
C. That he actually was still a workman.
D. That he had a fantasy of being a workman.