It’s not because he’s afraid of MAGA turning on him. It’s just because of his psychopathic ego. He simply can’t stand anyone saying he’s anything but perfect. Everything he does is great in his broken mind and he can’t suffer being talked about in any other way.
His addled brain (and his MAGA followers) couldn’t handle the complex explanation of why it happened anyway. This is the guy that suggested raking the leaves in the forest last time it happened.