He’s been having an embarrassing meltdown for years.
I firmly believe it is the cognative dissonance. Mormonism does that to people. I see it over and over again. You want to believe and then find out its all a scam and the excuses don’t hold anymore (we call it having your “Mormon shelf” crumble because when you have doubts or questions Mormon leaders say things like “put it on the shelf” meaning don’t think about it)
I actually feel sorry for him.