IOW, he caved.
He caved. It's lonely at the top, but it's even lonelier when you're surrounded by people who want you to fail and you have hardly anyone in your corner. Bennie didn't have the fighting spirit that President Trump has. And President Trump is in the same position...lots of enemies and not enough allies in DC. The catholic church needed a Donald Trump after JPII died and they got a Jimmy Carter. And now they have a Barak Obama.