Yep. Trump pimps should be treated like pimps.
I think it is fair to recognize that many Trump supporters have allowed themselves to be snookered, and their emotions manipulated by a master manipulator as well as by his enablers.
That does not make them bad people, and certainly not bad Americans. Mr. Trump rose to prominence based upon some very real problems, concerns, and grievances. These issues - including illegal immigration, job losses, social disintegration, and governmental excess - have been frequently misdiagnosed by one side, and ignored or denied by the other.
You are essentially correct that the Trump Boosters: the Sean Hannitys, Jeffrey Lords, Matt Drudges and their ilk, will have a great deal to answer for. That they will blame someone other than themselves is perhaps inevitable.
But they all need to take a good hard look in the mirror before casting aspersions at those of us who warned that the Orange Emperor not only had no clothes, but planned all along upon nothing more than building his brand, while enjoying a good laugh at the expense of those who danced to his tune.