Those whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad. . .
This man is imploding. His political career is over, and he has done this to himself. Had he just been a good sport, a little graciousness, even if rather noncommital, he could have had a political future of some sort. A cabinet position maybe? An ambassadorship perhaps?
Yes, send him as the Chief Insect Inspector to the Zika ridden 2016 Olympics in Brazil.