They are a direct threat to his crown as the “Go to Guru”.
The times, they are a-marching on. His heyday, his time in the sun, is waning and he's afraid.
He's being put out to pasture by the new fillies and colts in the field.
And he really outted himself this week as part of the entrenched establishment. Trouble is, those trenches are getting flooded out - and the good ole boys/gals are slipping in irrelevancy.
they'll go down kicking and screaming, but any of them too egoistic to let go of their time in the spotlight, will go down.