But it would destroy the hero and champion image... and that's what he can't have.

He spread his reach too far and now he's neither a Lib hero (electric cars) nor a Plub here (being rich). And since he's a professional troll, it's really easy to not like him. Not sure he meant for it to go this way. He didn't even want to buy Twitter. That was probably the most epic Rick Roll backfire ever.

Not to his cult followers who are pretty much what's left of his fans. They would never betray their narcissistic cult leader.