The thing is, this person probably believes that there is total equivalence between Donald Trump attacking a private citizen who criticized him, and Hillary Clinton observing (factually) that about half of the people who were supporting Trump were racists, white nationalists, misogynists, homophobes, and … well … deplorable.

The other lie this person is telling himself is that half of America supports Trump and what Trump stands for. It’s closer to 25%, which is obviously 25% too much.