If you read Trumps opening statement in USA Today, it hardly looks like he is retreating:
I have made my point of view well-known, including the continued request for President Obama to be transparent with the American people and provide his birth certificate for forensic review. Only Obama is in a position to put to rest this long overdue and controversial issue. If there is nothing to hide, come clean.
I don’t think he’s retreating either.
Up until this point, I really didn’t think he was running. Now I think there is a much stronger possibility that he is.