It sounded like they (Jebber’s staff) had let the Rotarian guy know, ahead of time, just how long Jebbie had to speak, per JEBBIE’s schedule.
So, likely that Rotary guy was doing Jebbie a favor.
If you watch til the end, you see Jebbie trying to eat his fruit cup and his son (?) comes over and tells him it’s time to go.
Please tell me he didn’t really eat a fruit cup after that humiliation.
Maybe you’re right and I’m being too hard on the Rotarian - I think he just reminded me of a type I can’t stand. The bottom line is that no matter where the directive was coming from, it was on Jeb to take charge and either tell them to eff off, or agree that it was a hard stop and he had to go. It was a pathetic moment for him in a series of pathetic moments.