At a Houston, Texas, campaign rally for Republican Senator Ted Cruz Monday evening, President Trump declared that he was a “nationalist.”

President Donald Trump: “A globalist is a person that wants the globe to do well, frankly, not caring about our country so much. And you know what? We can’t have that. You know, they have a word. It sort of became old-fashioned. It’s called a nationalist. And I say, really, we’re not supposed to use that word. You know what I am? I’m a nationalist. OK? I’m a nationalist.”

Questioned by reporters on Tuesday, Trump denied that the term “nationalist” was used to describe racist movements, saying he was “proud” to use it and that it “should be brought back.”