With the midterm elections two weeks away, Donald Trump is using the same tactics that helped him get elected in 2016, and it looks like they might be working.

At a rally in Houston yesterday, Trump declared himself a nationalist.

He has also called the Democrats "the party of crime" and suggested that the United States will begin cutting off aid to certain countries due to the impending arrival of a migrant caravan from Honduras.

Trump's opponents are naturally outraged at his recent remarks. However, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows his approval rating has risen to 47 per cent.

Cal Thomas and Marion McKeone discussed this and more stories from the United States.

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