I first heard this from Savage last evening too. I wasn't able to follow the story much after that, but I heard mention of it on ABC Radio this morning, and about their only comment was information they got from someone who knew him -- he's a nice man who has been having bad dreams lately and thinks the Devil is after him.
"...he's a nice man who has been having bad dreams lately and thinks the Devil is after him."
Actual translation:
"... the great Satan (aka America) made him do it."