I think he may have jumped the gun a little.
This is the second consecutive process that Loomis has (potentially) selected the internal candidate. Articles stating how impressive the internal candidate was BEFORE the minority candidates check the box do not help.
Exposes the organization to the risk of: the hire was made before I interviewed (see B. Flores accusations).
They probably asked him to take it down, play in the snow, and start the campaign next week.