As pretty much every American knows, April 15 is the usual deadline for those who live and work in the U.S. to file their taxes. (This year, it was extended to Tuesday, April 18.) And as pretty much every American also knows, Donald Trump was the first president since Jimmy Carter who did not release his tax returns as part of his presidential candidacy – and still refuses to do so.
And so, protesters across the country organized Tax Marches, demanding that Trump release his tax returns.
Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) pretty much summed it all up in her speech at the Washington, D.C. Tax March. “We know what this President is all about,” she said. “He does not believe that he has to be accountable to the people, but we will pressure him…If he thinks he can get away with playing king, he’s got another thought coming.”
.@RonWyden And now @MaxineWaters takes the stage to the most thunderous applause, introduced as “everyone’s auntie.” pic.twitter.com/oa2th2oYw2
— Jack Smith IV (@JackSmithIV) April 15, 2017
Below are some fun signs and photos of the crowds from a variety of U.S. cities. I couldn’t possibly fit all of them – stretching from coast to coast, red state to blue state – without crashing the speed of this page load, but please check out the Tax March website to see where one (or two!) took place near you.
Atlanta, Georgia
But nobody wants to see @realDonaldTrump ‘s taxes #TaxMarch #Atlanta pic.twitter.com/XBerRk8jjV
— Justin Needham (@jneedhamspkt) April 15, 2017
Austin, Texas
Good turnout in Austin. Trump’s 2016 taxes aren’t being audited! WE CARE. pic.twitter.com/0z4pUh1GJX
— Lissa Hattersley (@lissahat) April 15, 2017
Boston, Massachusetts
At the #Boston #TaxMarch with @votolatino – We immigrants pay takes! #VLatTaxMarch pic.twitter.com/mx2io42pjP
— Claudia Morera (@hiClaudi) April 15, 2017
Dear @realDonaldTrump,
Your taxes are important to the people of Boston as well. #TaxMarch #showusyourtaxes pic.twitter.com/wZHGCTtO7C
— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) April 15, 2017
Chicago, Illinois
Join the biggest Chicken Dance in history at #TaxMarch #Chicago Daley Plaza 4-15 11AM Also Rev Jesse Jackson speaks! C’mon! #TrumpTaxes pic.twitter.com/27hJa4Y3EA
— Tax March CHICAGO (@TrumpTaxMarchCH) April 13, 2017
“No one cares about Trump’s tax returns” #TaxMarch Chicago pic.twitter.com/SBOmBMn5Wu
— Aaron Cynic (@aaroncynic) April 15, 2017
Denver, Colorado
#Denver #TaxMarch is underway through downtown Denver. #Denver7 pic.twitter.com/vcfWF68Jbv
— Alan Stedman (@AlanStedman7) April 15, 2017
Los Angeles, California
Gettin’ ready @taxmarch #TaxMarch #LosAngeles pic.twitter.com/olqAXkkRky
— Ninja Librarian (@dewey800s) April 14, 2017
At the #TaxMarch #la @POTUS pic.twitter.com/tir122gosn
— Cory Doctorow (@doctorow) April 15, 2017
New York, New York
.@WorkingFamilies Party’s @NelStamp lighting up #TaxMarchNYC #TaxMarch pic.twitter.com/fCwjLhYoDa
— Resist Here (@ResistHere) April 15, 2017
A great day in NYC & @bryantparknyc #TaxMarch #taxmarchnyc #TrumpRussia #russiagate #ImpeachTrump #EmolumentsClause #ethics pic.twitter.com/igxNTjAAZ4
— dareling1986 (@dareling1986) April 15, 2017
Palm Beach, Florida (home of Mar-a-Lago)
West Palm Beach #TaxMarch what are you hiding? pic.twitter.com/RnlPHcYoSX
— Ruth.Weinfeld (@WeinfeldRuth) April 15, 2017
Raleigh, North Carolina
#TaxMarch Raleigh NC pic.twitter.com/djN1OTnpd9
— Cordelia Whitfield (@luckyRabbit) April 15, 2017
Seattle, Washington
Chicken Don wishes you a happy #TaxMarch day, Seattle! I’ll be covering the march this morning. Send coffee. pic.twitter.com/hz1jjPuKHd
— Rich Smith (@richsssmith) April 15, 2017
And of course, Washington, D.C.
Massive #TaxMarch in Washington DC demanding Trump release his tax returns pic.twitter.com/JrNpkmkv6U
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) April 15, 2017
Trump infamously protested that ordinary Americans “don’t…care at all” about his tax returns, and “the only one that cares about my tax returns are the reporters.” In addition to pretty much every poll on the issue, these marches should provide plenty of evidence – in a pattern that he must be finding familiar at this point – to prove him wrong.
(Via Twitter and TIME; image from a previous Trump protest via Shutterstock)
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