President Trump's first Cabinet meeting was extraordinarily bizarre


President Trump's full Cabinet assembled for its first meeting Monday, with White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus thanking Trump for "the opportunity and blessing to serve your agenda." And if you think that's weirdly enthusiastic, you should hear how the rest of the meeting went:
After an introduction — in which Trump praised himself for accomplishing more than any other president — Trump gave a not-so-subtle invitation to his Cabinet members to introduce themselves to each other while the press was still in the room. Nearly everyone took the opportunity to heap praise on Trump:
Not everyone took the opportunity to kiss the president's ring, though:
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