President Trump, a leader who has proudly declared himself a
Trump has repeatedly branded himself a « nationalist, » despite criticism from some that the term has negative connotations. At a news conference last week, Trump defended his use of the phrase. « You know what the word is? I love our country, » he said, adding: « You have nationalists. You have globalists. I also love the world and I don’t mind helping the world, but we have to straighten out our country first. We have a lot of problems. »