Promoting his agenda, Trump adopts the "nationalist" label

Many presidents have been wrapped up in patriotic themes during the election campaign while assembling an international order once in office. President George Bush won the elections in 1988, partly for the Pledge of Allegiance theme, but he was one of the leading proponents of a "new world order" in the post-Cold War era. , led by the United States.

Mr. Trump's version of nationalism also differs from that of President Theodore Roosevelt, one of the most reckless nationalists ever to serve in the White House. Roosevelt was a ruthless champion of America in the world and an opponent of the sovereignty of the League of Nations, but he also pleaded for a more assertive federal government at home.

In a famous speech delivered in Osawatomie, Kansas, in 1910, after leaving office but before making an unfortunate return, Roosevelt described what he called a "new nationalism" aimed at reducing corporate excesses and to promote social welfare that human rights were more important than property rights.

Mr. Trump's reference to his international approval rating seems to refer to a recent Pew Research Center survey conducted in 25 countries, which found that an average of only 27% of respondents outside the United States trusted in him to make the right choice. in global affairs while 70% did not. This figure was even lower for some of the most loyal allies in the United States – 10% in Germany and 9% in France – and the lowest in Mexico at 6%. But he climbed to 69 percent in Israel, which Trump strongly supported in his long-standing conflict with the Palestinians.

"The most unpopular president," said Trump in Houston. "Think about this. President most unpopular. But I'm one of the most popular presidents in the country and that's good. "

That would only be true if he listened to the presidents in office, of course, because he is the only one. Among the other presidents, his number of polls remains low. Both President George W. Bush, considered favorably by 61% of Americans, and Mr. Obama, at 66%, rated better in a CNN survey this year.

Nevertheless, Trump's notes at home are on the rise. A new survey conducted by The Journal and NBC News indicates that its approval rate is 47%, the highest percentage of its presidency in this survey. His message is adopted by Republicans in the Red States like Texas, Mississippi and elsewhere. Party leaders detect a new momentum.

In Houston, the crowd booed at the mention of the word "globalist" and cheered the word "nationalist", bursting into a rowdy chant of "United States! UNITED STATES.! United States! And that was all the approval Mr. Trump needed, no matter what the rest of the world could think of.