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Trump's cabinet held a meeting that lasted over three hours on Tuesday, which was fully open to the press. Each cabinet member contributed remarks about their departments and the administration's achievements.
But for Burnett, the spectacle took "sycophancy to a whole new level."
" Trump spent much of that time basking in praise from his deputies," she told viewers of her show "OutFront."
Burnett then played a lengthy montage of Cabinet members fawning over Trump.
"It’s an honor to do this job under the president’s leadership," said Vice President JD Vance.
"You are the single finest candidate since the Nobel Peace — this Nobel award was ever talked about," said special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.
"Thank you for your leadership, for your boldness, for your clarity, for common sense," gushed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
"This is just such a great opportunity, really, to recognize your leadership," said Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's director of national intelligence.
"It’s pretty great to celebrate Labor Day with a builder who loves labor," said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
"You have saved this country by making it the best place in the world to do business again," lauded Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary.
"You are really the transformational president of the American worker, along with the American flag and President Roosevelt," Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump's Labor secretary, said.
Burnett deadpanned, "Apparently, he even saved college football," referring to praise from Brooke Rollins, the Agriculture secretary.
Democratic strategist David Axelrod, chief strategist and senior advisor to former President Barack Obama's campaigns, joked that the Cabinet members must spend their time between meetings pondering how to become "even more obsequious as they compete with each other for the president’s favor."
"Look, this wasn’t a cabinet meeting. This was a reality show called 'Who Can Kiss the Boss’s Butt?' And they just go around the room competing!" he said.
He later concluded the meeting wasn't normal — "This is nuts!"
Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson laughed as she shared her favorite summation of the event.
"The best headline I saw, though, is, it was it was longer than 'The Godfather.' That one just got me," she said.
