Donald Trump addressing a crowd at a Las Vegas rally

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He spoke to cheering crowds today at a Make America Great Again rally in support for candidates Dean Heller and Danny Tarkanian in the upcoming mid-term elections. He said: “In 2016, the American people voted to reject this corrupt globalism. You voted to Make America Great Again.” He added his policies are bringing companies and jobs back to the US. Trump’s presidency has been characterised by an escalating trade war, fuelled by increased tariffs on goods such as steel and aluminium.

He has slapped these tariffs on goods from countries around the world, but in particular those from China hoping to cut the trade deficit. The Trump administration is rolling out protectionist policies in the hope of living up to his campaign promises that he will put “America first” and bring jobs back to areas with high unemployment. At the Las Vegas rally, Trump said: "The forces opposing us in Washington are the same people who squandered trillions of dollars overseas, who sacrificed our sovereignty, who shipped away our jobs, who oversaw the greatest transfer of wealth in the history of the world. "That's what happened to our country. And now we're recovering. We're bringing back our jobs, we're bringing back our companies."

"I am the President of the United States, I'm not the President of the globe."

The President claimed to have created 4million jobs since the election and said employment was at an all-time high. He also put more emphasis on voting for the candidates than he has in previous rallies this year. He said: "I want to give a victory speech on the evening of election day. We're not going to let people undo the incredible job we've done." Republican Dean Heller will go head to head with Democratic Congresswoman Jacky Rosen in November in what has been described as a "toss up" race.

Donald Trump is holding a series of rallies ahead of the mid-term elections