President Donald Trump tried to pull off a power move this week — and it backfired spectacularly.

During a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans, Trump launched into a rambling story about a recent encounter with a foreign leader whose aides, he said, showed “respect.” Within moments, what began as a boast turned into a strange spectacle when Trump started comparing his own team’s behavior — and singling out one Cabinet member in particular.

The boast, delivered over breakfast at the White House Wednesday when Trump went into vivid detail of his latest meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping.

“And every one of those people were standing like this,” Trump said, thrusting his arms back and lifting his chin. “They were at attention.”

He went on to recount how Xi’s aides didn’t res

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