Yes. It's called virtue signalling.
He's nothing more than a Social Justice Warrior masquerading as a "Conservative."
Lord, not another social-behavior term. I'm having trouble keeping them all straight. OOPS! Can't say "straight"; might offend the homosexuals or the crooked!
So if I do something good, kind and charitable I'm guilty of virtue signaling, or risk being accused of same?
You may well be correct about this individual's motivation; I have no way of knowing. I'm only commenting on the concept .