Who is being referred to as a loathsome little man, and what is the writer's opinion on him and his supporters?
This loathsome little man just gets more and more vile.  How does he manage it?  Being only twelve years old, completely self-obsessed, a compulsive liar, and a jerk.  To the extent that there is an upside, it is that it is his idiot supporters who he will screw the worst; serves them right.