What would be in a briefing that would make it logical to reduce border security?
I think its more likely he's just reverting to his liberal ways.
Or he is doing more to sabotage himself, this time with the people who support him most on the issue they believe in him the most on? In other words, *it just got so real, he doesn't want the job.
That, or he feels it is time to grow up and try to play it down the middle.
Either way, when looked at as a whole, the past 7 days have been, well, odd.