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 respond when spoken to.

“And I made a comment to one of them, and got no response. I said, ‘Are you gonna answer me?’ I got no response. And President Xi didn’t let him have any,” Trump said, adding: “I said, ‘I want my Cabinet to behave like that.’”

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As laughter erupted among the Senate Republicans in attendance, Trump continued, seemingly impressed by the uneasiness in the room.

“I’m demanding that my cabinet … I never saw posture like that. I’ve never seen men so scared in my life,” he said, drawing more nervous laughter.

The president then turned to Vice President JD Vance, putting him on the spot for his seeming disobedience.