I think you are right. Caught with his pants down he resorts to trying to hide behind flatulence.
Throughout history some men have stood up even when they knew to do so was suicide. In spite of their politics which may not be to my liking, one has to admire them. Stephen Biko is one - Jose Rizal another. The list is not long and many of them were vilified on racial grounds of inferiority.
They always out themselves, sooner or later....