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Trump victory elicits protest, vandalism, hate speech in Louisville

By Kyeland Jackson —

With Donald Trump’s clinched win in the U.S. presidential election, waves of protest and controversy swathed the nation.

Hundreds of citizens, including U of L students, lined Louisville’s streets in protest Nov. 10. Protestors voices echoed through downtown Louisville, chanting “not our president” and “black lives matter” as they marched with picket signs and American flags. For U of L sophomore Leo Salinas, the protest was personal.

“I’m an undocumented immigrant so you know, that’s one of the main things that Trump ran on: deporting all the undocumented immigrants,” Salinas said.