Bait and switch means that one thing was promised and another delivered.
Trump dangled his denunciation of birtherism in their face and delivered it, just not in a self-humiliating manner as the media had hoped for.
He delivered exactly what was promised, and nothing more.
“Bait and switch means that one thing was promised and another delivered.”
Exactly, there was no bait and switch. Trump did indeed address the birther issue. It just was not what the media expected.