Nationalism and Pariotism are two sides of the same coin.
We’re not talking about extremist nationalism. We’re talking about a love of one’s nation. That’s it.
If you’re a healthy nationalist, you’re a patriot.
If you wish your nation to do well, be a prominent nation and influence others for the positive, you’re just a normal person who loves their nation. You’re a nationalist.
If you’re a patriot, you’re the same thing.
Hitler was an extreme nationalist, a supremacist. That isn’t the same as a reasoned nationalist.
Trump talks up the United States. He says that he won’t allow it to participate in bad deals. Folks, what the heck is wrong with that? Of course, NOTHING!
You can advocate for your own nation, and still sign deals that are good for two or more nations. Deals that Trump is signing aren’t bad for other nations. He’s just trying to level the playing field so they aren’t bad for us.
The Left will destroy any good thing in an effort to destroy their enemy. Since the Left is evil, the only thing it can to do make itself popular, is destroy good.
If good doesn’t exist, then evil prevails.
That’s it in a nutshell.
I think Trump also knew that the media would claim that he really meant "white nationalist." And lo and behold, they took the bait. A few of them said he was admitting he was a Nazi, but they didn't want to offend other socialists.