Hardly a punchline... this was expected and was only a delaying tactic in Team Trump.
The real binder is if states can strike him off the ballot cause 14th Amendment on engineering insurrection on Jan 6, 2021. That will send the deck into the air.
The expectation is
1. SCOTUS sets states free to make a choice. Colorado has already stricken him off the ballot. Oregon has declined to strike him. Both are deep blue and insignificant. But this leaves the cards in the air should a major red or purple state strike him - say Texas, Georgia or Michigan - he will be toast.
2. SCOTUS outrightly strikes him off the ballot. The poor man and GOP are all stuck with mhindi thoroughbred neocon Nikki Haley.
3. Or well a LACUNA .. I have read or heard that RNC rules allow a banned candidate to nominate a replacement. Not sure but Ron DeSantis has deftly aligned himself with Trump for this reason - kupitia kati kati - MAGAland will be baying for blood and we may have a Haley vs DeSantis scenario.
Both first two scenarios are a golden ticket for Nikki Haley. Very bad for Trump and the GOP. Only an absolution works well for Trump and the GOP.