grandstanding
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgrandstandinggrand‧stand‧ing /ˈɡrændstændɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] American English SHOW OFFan action that is intended to make people notice and admire you His opening the new school is just a piece of political grandstanding.Examples from the Corpusgrandstanding• Critics feel that allowing television cameras into the courtroom will lead to grandstanding by lawyers.