And the drama continues in Trump's world. A Conservative radio host in Toronto advocated for Rush Limbaugh today saying that "we" had it all wrong. Meaning that most of us think the way Trump does. I've met and spent time with Americans that believe that Obama is a Muslim, who were opening and proudly bigoted, and knelt to the altar of Rush Limbaugh. 
Limbaugh has the highest rated radio show in America. His listeners sit on his every word. Hillary Clinton going back 15 years ago is the devil incarnate. Bill Clinton is worse. And Barak Obama was the worse thing to ever happen to Americans. 
So, when Trump says one thing and then says he didn't mean what he said, he's playing to his base. If your say a normal conservative with no radical leanings you shrug these things off. For the majority of Americans however they aren't laughing. Yet.