Grandstanding [verb]

The 2020 Australian Open was the last Grand Slam staged in unfettered fashion with packed grandstands, held in January and early February before the global pandemic wreaked havoc on sports scheduling around the world.

But, placing a hearing like this so close to an election deemphasized substance and incentivized politicians to grandstand and “stand up” to some of the most powerful executives in the world.

If he's just doing a lot of grandstanding or if he's playing someone's political game, that's another thing.

You fellows better cut out the grandstanding and have a look west.

At any time he was ready with a sneer for what he called the cowpuncher's "grandstanding."

The sort of grandstanding the Karna were putting on had to be played to an audience.