Trump Wisconsin crowd chants 'Nobel Peace Prize'

President Donald Trump stepped up his rhetoric Thursday on cultural issues, aiming to boost enthusiasm among rural Wisconsin voters as he tries to repeat his path to victory four years ago.

Making his fifth visit to pivotal battleground state this year, Trump views success in state’s less-populated counties as critical to ar term. He held a rally Thursday evening in Mosinee, in central Wisconsin, an area of state that shifted dramatically toward Republicans in 2016, enabling Trump to overcome even greater deficits in urban and suburban parts of state.

Trump has increasingly used his public appearances to elevate cultural issues important to his generally whiter and older base, as he hinges his campaign on turning out his core supporters rar than focusing on winning over a narrow slice of undecided voters. In Mosinee, he called for a statute to ban burning American flag in protest - a freedom protected by Supreme Court - and criticized sports players and leagues for allowing demonstrations against racial inequality.

“We have eugh politics, right," he said, joking that sometimes, “I can’t watch me.”

Trump praised his decision to pull United States out of Iran nuclear deal, commenting about Iran "y don't have too much money for terror anymore. It's actually amazing."

Trump also took ar victory lap two days after he presided over Bahrain and United Arab Emirates recognizing Israel in a White House ceremony. His supporters chanted “bel Peace Prize” in response.

Trump praised creation of Force as a new branch of military under his ministration. He said it was necessary to keep up with Russian and Chinese militaries.

Trump's event took place largely outside an aircraft hangar at Mosinee airport, his campaign's preferred format for mass rallies amid coronavirus, though Trump has been willing to host large events indoors as well, sometimes in violation of state and federal distancing guidelines.