How to deal with my smarmy boss?

Anonymous
So I've had a new male boss for about a month, and to be honest I don't like him. He's very arrogant and full of himself. I won't bore you with all the details of the things he's done.

Anyway, an opportunity came up for a promotion and I decided to apply for it because I do have the relevant experience.

The interview went fairly well, however yesterday I received a ohone call from my boss telling me that I was unsuccessful.

During the course of the phone call, he actually stated among other things, "I hope you're disappointed, because that means you really wanted the job." Like I said, this guy is a jerk.

Anyway, he says he wants to have another meeting about my interview the next time I see him in person (in case I didn't understand the first rejection call I guess.).

Any advice on how to handle or interact with him so he can't lord it over me excessively? I'm not pissed that I didn't get the job, moreso of the insensitve remarks.
How to deal with my smarmy boss?
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