Definitely not.
Trump argues for the balanced trade that has been non-existent for decades; thus, the debt. His contention: politicians make crappy deals. That’s not protectionism.
His actual proposals are for tariffs. Call it what you want but tariffs are protectionist and are an exercise in futility.
You cannot explain how tariffs address the core issues of why businesses are fleeing this country and the resulting slow growth of GDP.