In that old yarn of "there is no such thing as bad publicity"....
methinks Ol' Jesse has something else up his sleeve and is probably using the publicity from this to go launch something else.
That's my guess.
It's not a good move, and he would be well advised to give up any other political ideas he may have.
The Conspiracy show was the final straw for any credibility he may have had, and this incident just makes him look like a pouty asshole.