So a guy who gets elected POTUS while printing hats that say Make America Great Again and is busy renegotiating trade agreements on behalf is US workers is a nationalist. Who could have seen that coming.... Its funny how easily he can manipulate the media to make itself look silly to middle America.
What a fucking idiot to put the interests of his country first. Oh, the humanity!!!
That is what most people would call a patriot.
Here is the problem. It's not about intent, it's about what he's doing now. He's NOT acting in the best interests of his country, hence it doesn't matter whether he fancies himself a "Patriot". His biggest accomplishment to date has been cutting taxes and spending money - hence the huge market rise as he essentially hit the gas when he was already cruising at the speed limit. Result: A hot economy, low unemployment, and higher wage pressures. THAT is the easy stuff. But what has he done since ? His trade policies are idiotic and are undoing much of the anticipated gains he made with his tax cuts and spending. Result: Higher prices, lower revenues, higher borrowing. All of this pushes up rates. He blames the Fed but it's not Powell's fault, it's Trump's idiotic policies. Hence - the US will be left with higher prices and a deficit that's going to be in the level of $1 Trillion/year for the next decade. That's NOT looking after the interests of his own country. Further, his foreign policy debacles have quickly made the US a joke and a country where the level of trust has been greatly reduced. Trump cheers leaders he considers friends like Kim Jong Un, Putin, and MBS. Then he insults friends who he considers enemies: The UK, France, Mexico, Canada.
In essence, what Trump has done is classic Trump. i.e. spending borrowed money and bragging about his "success". If he were a simple con man, that would be one thing - he'd move on to his next con or bankruptcy. But he's the President and he's surrounding himself with sycophantic fools and he's starting to believe his own bullshit. Thanks to Navarro and the cowed kissass Kudlow Trump is fucking up on trade and this will offset many of his wins.