The pile-on came after Cabinet members spent hours praising the president.

Political observers around the world have ridiculed President Donald Trump’s latest fawning Cabinet meeting, describing the sycophantic display as a carnival of “butt-snorkeling” and “boot-licking”. After a three-hour-plus spectacle on Tuesday in which Trump’s loyal team credited him with everything from saving whales to reviving Christianity, social media lit up with people likening the bizarre display to authoritarian states. “Coming soon to Broadway: “Dear Leader: The Musical,” said Zhai Xiang, a scholar on China-US Relations.