Donald Trump is urging his supporters “to pretend we’re slightly losing” in order to drive up enthusiasm in the crucial battleground of Florida.

The Republican presidential candidate claimed “we’re way up in Florida,” but then urged his voters to not get complacent.

Trump said: “Ok ready? Pretend we’re down! Pretend we’re down!”

Most polls show a close race in Florida between Trump and Hillary Clinton.

The downtown Miami rally, held under a blazing noon sun, was the first of three rallies Trump was holding Wednesday in Florida. It’s a state he must win to capture the White House.

He’s made repeated visits to the Sunshine State in recent weeks and is slated to have another rally in Jacksonville on Thursday.

(AP)