Bill O’Reilly knows his pal, Donald Trump, is in trouble with women and minorities. But it’s not because Trump is a racist or a sexist. No, it’s because the women and minorities are “out of control” with their accusations. And O’Reilly know this because he’s a victim, just like Trump.

During his discussion with Trump last night, O’Reilly brought up Trump’s comments about Hillary Clinton that “the only thing” she has going for her “is the fact that she’s a woman.”

Trump doubled down. “It’s a fact,” he said. “She’s playing the woman card. It’s the only thing she’s got going. That’s it.”

O’Reilly was clearly concerned. But not because of the blatant misogyny behind saying such a thing about a former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State. But because Trump will be the real victim, just like O’Reilly is.

O’REILLY: What about this sexism thing? I don’t really know what this is. Any time I say, or criticize a woman, I’m accused of being a sexist. But any time I criticize the African American community in any way then I’m a racist. If I criticize illegal immigrants, then I’m anti-poor, anti-Hispanic. I think that’s gonna be a major theme directed against you. Any time you criticize Hillary Clinton, you’re a sexist. Are you ready for that?

Trump said he’s not at all concerned because “I’m gonna bring jobs back to this country.” Which is pretty much what he said about getting the African American vote before O'Reilly broke the internet with his totally not racist response that it would be hard to find jobs for African Americans because "many of them are ill-educated and have tattoos on their foreheads."

Trump obviously thinks "the women" are swooning over him and more soon will: “Nobody respects women more than I do,” he said. “I just absolutely killed everybody with the women. The women came out in droves.”

Fact check: "The women" hate Donald Trump and it’s a big problem for him.

O’Reilly didn’t challenge Trump directly on the point but was clearly not buying it. O’Reilly cited statistics that Trump was won “about 10 million votes” so far, massaged his ego by saying that it’s more than Mitt Romney had won at this point in 2012 and added that that’s why O’Reilly thinks Trump is “unstoppable.”

“However, you need 153 million votes more than you have,” O’Reilly continued. “You have to persuade them to vote for you and if you’re getting’ hit with ‘sexist,’ ‘racist’ ‘anti-poor’ ‘anti-Hispanic,’ which you’re going to get hit by every single day, you’re gonna have to have a shield to come back and I’m just wondering whether you have that strategy developed?”

“I think in my mind I do,” Trump said.

With that, Trump was back to boasting about what an awesome candidate he is and what a terrible candidate Clinton is.

Later, with Dana Perino, O’Reilly returned to the subject.

O’REILLY: The other thing is the women’s issue. The sexism thing, don’t you think this is out of control a little bit, along with the racism thing?

He allowed as how Trump’s comment on Clinton “was an extreme statement,” but, O'Reilly added, “That’s what Mr. Trump does.”

Perino told O’Reilly the remarks would offend “some women.”

But O’Reilly defended Trump again. “He would have said that about anybody, any competitor.”

However, Perino also noted that Trump’s favorability among women is at 35% while Clinton’s is at 54%. “Republicans cannot lose women by more than double digits,” she warned. “So that number has to improve in order for Republicans to win.”

“But that’s not a big gap. I mean, he can get it,” O’Reilly said.

We’ll see about that, Bill.

Meanwhile, watch O’Reilly reveal his solidarity with Trump’s attitude toward women and minorities below, from the April 28 The O’Reilly Factor via Fox News and Media Matters.