The demand for the release of President Trump’s tax returns took to the streets across America, as scores turned out with pickets in hand for #TaxMarch, on Saturday, April 15, the customary deadline for submitting taxes.
The gesture of transparency that every president since Gerald Ford has performed shortly after taking office had protestors insisting Trump prove he’s not hiding anything by releasing the records.
Along with the main march in Washington, other marches are taking place in major cities including Seattle, Chicago, and Los Angeles. A march near Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in South Florida, where Trump is spending his seventh weekend since becoming president.
Speakers at the D.C. March include Los Angeles Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters, who has become one of Trump’s most outspoken critics in the House of Representatives.
In Los Angeles, thousands of protesters marched from Pershing Square to City Hall yelling chants including “Hey hey! Ho ho! Donald Trump has got to go!” and “Show your taxes!”
“Throughout his campaign, Donald Trump told the American people he would release his tax returns. Despite intense public pressure, President Trump has not yet done so – breaking with 40 years of precedent in the process,” said a statement on the Tax March website. “His administration’s excuse? ‘People don’t care.’ We do care. Without seeing his tax returns, we have no idea what he’s hiding.”
Check out the masses that turned out and some of the signs protesters brought to the Tax March below.
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"The only ones who care about my tax returns are reporters"
– @realDonaldTrump #TrumpTaxes #TaxMarch pic.twitter.com/F7eeYfaNl7— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) April 15, 2017
More great signs! 5000 strong at today’s #TaxMarch in Philly! #resist pic.twitter.com/NA4yJAcHid
— Donna Davis (@Ldrtchbrd) April 15, 2017
My sentiments exactly. #TaxMarch pic.twitter.com/KuMwKZ5NgS
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) April 15, 2017
#TaxMarch love all the signs. pic.twitter.com/g9kde7IHbr
— Eileen Flynn (@flynn_lean1954) April 15, 2017
#taxmarchnashville Thanks to all the Nashvilians who turned out for today’s #taxmarch pic.twitter.com/IRN43kVv6U
— Angry Red Shoes (@AngryRedShoes) April 15, 2017
One of our favorite signs from Ann Arbor, Michigan today. #TaxMarch ???????????? pic.twitter.com/5bp2IB2iXF
— Trump Tax March (@taxmarch) April 15, 2017
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@denisohare today in NYC #TaxMarch @lpete88888 @DonMRobinderII @DOHplusone Thanks for being there pic.twitter.com/kKCycey4bm
— Denis O'Hare FBGroup (@denisohareOnFB) April 15, 2017
#Utica & #CNY residents demand #Trump release his taxes!No tax breaks for 1% #TaxMarch https://t.co/lrEwWzCgsJ pic.twitter.com/0K60JAERCP
— John Furman (@johnfurmanutica) April 15, 2017
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Yes!!! Friends & community gather for #TaxMarch #tucson pic.twitter.com/c56bWxvfTV
— evangazine (@evangazine) April 15, 2017
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Dear @realDonaldTrump,
You know who also care about seeing your taxes? Cincinnati does! ?#TaxMarch pic.twitter.com/xdBrCWkFhV
— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) April 15, 2017
So many great people out in force today. #TaxMarch pic.twitter.com/rh1BAbqcg8
— AltEPA (@ActualEPAFacts) April 15, 2017