Hundreds turn out in Nashville to protest Donald Trump

In Nashville, anti-Trump protesters gathered at the state Capitol. Several were arrested by Tennessee state troopers.
In Nashville, anti-Trump protesters gathered at the state Capitol. Several were arrested by Tennessee state troopers.

Protests, silent and loud, took place Friday across Nashville as President Donald Trump spoke for the first time to the world as the nation's 45th president.

At Centennial Park hundreds protested the new president, but also called on him to change a culture that has existed for years before him. At the state capitol, protesters formed a human chain to block access to the building.

"It's a day of mourning," said Jamie Morgan, 39, of Nashville, who attended a "Silent Inauguration" event at the park with about 500 other people. "I have a daughter who is a lesbian so this is an emotional thing."

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