Tax March
[8] The march organizers demanded that President Trump release his IRS tax returns, as he promised he would during his campaign.[13][2][14][15] The idea for the march was originally proposed on Twitter on January 22, 2017 by law professor Jennifer Taub, followed soon after by comedian Frank Lesser.[28] The march in Washington, D.C. began with a rally at the U.S. Capitol, with speeches from Democratic lawmakers including Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Maxine Waters and Jamie Raskin.[33] A Tax March took place in Yuma, where Congressman Raul Grijalva and Arizona Democratic Whip Charlene Fernandez were in attendance.[39] Thousands attended a rally and march from San Francisco City Hall, which featured speakers including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and David Cay Johnston, the journalist who received and revealed a portion of Trump's tax return on The Rachel Maddow Show in March 2017.[44] In San Jose, protesters marched from City Hall to Plaza de Cesar Chavez where they then held a rally.[48] Around 100 protesters came to the march in Visalia, which was planned by the Tulare County Democratic Party, South Valley Civics and Indivisible.[54][55] The march in Chicago, Illinois has scheduled speakers including Reverend Jesse Jackson and U.S. representatives Mike Quigley and Jan Schakowsky.[64] Representative Mike Connolly, activists Cassandra Bensahih, Emily Kirkland and Spencer O'Dowd were speakers.[65] Hamtramck Tax march was hosted by the Metro-Detroit Political Action Network (MDPAN) with Speakers Dr. Ahmed Ghanim and Jenny Byer.The rally was held in Pope Park and they had "Donnie Nuggets" the 15 ft trump chicken mascot for the tax marches.[citation needed] Similar Michigan tax marches were held in Ann Arbor, Farmington, Hamtramck, Grand Rapids, Pentwater and Marquette according to The Detroit News.[66] About 1,000 Minnesotans attended the MN Tax March in Saint Paul, in front of the Minnesota State Capitol; other rallies were held in Mankato, Rochester, Virginia, and Glenwood.[77] Groups in Raleigh, North Carolina walked around the State Capitol to demand that Trump release his taxes.Organizers collected hundreds of letters to Ohio senators from those participating which express their desire to have Trump release his taxes.[93] The Walker County Democratic Party marched in downtown Huntsville to demand that Trump release his taxes.[95] In the rally, signs and speakers mentioned varied topics including immigration, the Russians, air pollution and the Bears Ears National Monument.The first protest began at 10 am in front of the Internal Revenue Service office, with a number of speeches from local politicians and activists, including U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal of Seattle, who ended her speech telling a crowd of around 2,000 people that President Trump's assertion that "only reporters" care about his tax returns is "fake news".[99] International marches were organized in cities including Stuttgart, Germany, Tokyo, Japan, Auckland, New Zealand and London, United Kingdom.[23] When asked to comment on the march by The Washington Post on April 13, the White House referred to remarks made earlier in the week by press secretary Sean Spicer, who stated that the President is under IRS audit but has been transparent with his finances.[79] David Myers, a professor at University of California, Irvine said that the march "kind of trolls Donald Trump, and then he almost always responds badly and says something stupid."[102] Nick Merrell tweeted a response to Trump's reaction, "Congratulations, you just confirmed for every single person that marched yesterday that it was well worth their time.[106] The Berkeley demonstration, which was not officially related to the Tax March, turned violent, with pro- and anti-Trump groups clashing, and over a dozen arrests.
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