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Nashville’s NBC affiliate reports:
Tennessee Democrats are speaking out after Patriot Front held its annual Independence Day March in downtown Nashville on Saturday. The group posted videos of the march, including “activists” entering downtown, crossing the Cumberland River, marching down Broadway and giving a speech at Legislative Plaza across from the Tennessee State Capitol.
Democrats denounced the protests, calling the group “white supremacists.” “Just two days after celebrating the independence of our nation, white supremacists have taken to the streets of Nashville carrying Confederate flags and chanting ‘deportation saves the nation’ and “Seig Heil,’” the Tennessee Democratic Party said in a statement.
Read the full article. Observers estimated the number of extremists to be around 150-200.
White supremacists marching outside the Tennessee Capitol today.
This comes after a march of neo-Nazis in the Spring and Proud Boys rallying there a year ago.
Shame on my Republican colleagues who continue to welcome these hate groups to our state with racist laws and rhetoric. pic.twitter.com/2abtSDfrWZ
— Rep. Justin Jones (@brotherjones_) July 6, 2024
Members of the Far-right “Patriot Front” organization marched through downtown Nashville today while shouting “reclaimed America.”
Make no mistake about it: if Trump wins in November, we’ll see it everywhere. pic.twitter.com/UlyEoJrAlb
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) July 7, 2024
Far-right Patriot Front paraded through downtown Nashville today. Unfortunately, such demonstrations are no longer uncommon – and may get worse in the months ahead. (H/t @headspacehouse) 1/2 pic.twitter.com/oeUzeIi9Na
— Phil Williams (@NC5PhilWilliams) July 6, 2024
‘They see Tennessee as a battleground.’ New data points to dramatic rise of hate in Tennessee
(From my “Hate Comes to Main Street” investigation) 2/2 https://t.co/23UouVEsg9— Phil Williams (@NC5PhilWilliams) July 6, 2024
Right Wing group Patriot Front covered their faces as they marched through Nashville.
Democrats debounced them carrying confederate flags chanting “deportation saves the nation” and “Sieg Heil.”
We condemn acts of terror and call on Tennesse Republican leaders to do the same. pic.twitter.com/T6BGA6YdNE— Bob Mueller (@bobmuellerwkrn) July 7, 2024
This one is better. Patriot Front in Nashville. pic.twitter.com/IiACxdJhkS
— Kate Ross (@kate_ross_) July 7, 2024