{{Short description|2017 protests in the United States}} {{About|the 2017 protests|the 2009 protest|Taxpayer March on Washington}}{{Requested move notice|1=2017 Tax March|2=Talk:Tax March#Requested move 24 May 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox civil conflict | title = Tax March (Trump's Tax Day) | side3 = | partof = protests against Donald Trump | image = Tax March April 15, 2017, U.S. Capitol (33673661990).jpg | caption = Demonstrators outside the United States Capitol | date = {{Start date and age|2017|4|15}} | place = Various cities across the United States and abroad | coordinates = | causes = Donald Trump's refusal to release his tax returns as promised | methods = Protest march | status = | result = | side1 = | side2 = | leadfigures1 = | leadfigures2 = | leadfigures3 = | howmany3 = 120,000 | casualties1 = | casualties2 = | casualties3 = | injuries = | fatalities = | arrests = | detentions = | charged = | fined = | casualties_label = | notes = {{URL|notonepenny.org|NotOnePenny.org}} | sidebox = }} The '''Tax March''' (also known as the '''Tax Day March''' and '''Trump's Tax Day''') was a series of demonstrations held in more than 150 locations throughout the United States on April 15, 2017.<ref name=":2">{{cite news|title=Trump tax march: Thousands urge president to release finances|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39610443|accessdate=April 16, 2017|publisher=BBC|date=April 16, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111163150/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39610443|url-status=live}}</ref> The intent was to pressure U.S. President Donald Trump to release his tax returns.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/theres-trump-tax-returns-march-happening-april-going-huge/|title=There's a Trump Tax Returns March Happening in April, and It's Going to Be Huge|date=January 30, 2017|last=Harlander|first=Thomas|newspaper=Los Angeles Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=January 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131110435/http://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/theres-trump-tax-returns-march-happening-april-going-huge/|url-status=live}}</ref>
At least 180 march events were organized in the United States and abroad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://taxmarch.org/|title=Home - Tax March|website=Tax March|language=en-US|access-date=March 26, 2017|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301153916/https://taxmarch.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="dcist-13apr2017">{{cite web|last1=Sadon|first1=Rachel|title=Six Questions About The Tax March And Eight About The Trump Chickens|url=http://dcist.com/2017/04/questions_about_the_trump_chicken.php|website=DCist|accessdate=April 13, 2017|date=April 13, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416151037/http://dcist.com/2017/04/questions_about_the_trump_chicken.php|archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> The protests were a response to the perceived lack of transparency in the Trump administration, and the fact that President Trump still had not released his tax returns by that date, contrary to his promise that he would.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/12/trumps-tax-returns-will-be-immediately-under-audit.html|title=Trump's tax returns will be immediately under audit|last=Korte|first=Gregory|date=April 12, 2017|website=CNBC|access-date=April 16, 2017|archive-date=April 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419130540/http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/12/trumps-tax-returns-will-be-immediately-under-audit.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/protesters-across-us-demand-trump-release-tax-returns-117041600054_1.html|title=Protesters across US demand Trump release tax returns|last=IANS|date=April 16, 2017|work=Business Standard India|access-date=April 16, 2017|archive-date=August 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813075754/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/protesters-across-us-demand-trump-release-tax-returns-117041600054_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="cnn-14apr2017">{{cite news|last1=Krieg|first1=Gregory|title=From tweets to the streets: Nationwide anti-Trump 'Tax Day' marches came together on social media|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/14/politics/trump-tax-day-march-protests/|accessdate=April 14, 2017|newspaper=CNN|date=April 14, 2017|archive-date=December 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207003116/https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/14/politics/trump-tax-day-march-protests/|url-status=live}}</ref> April 15 is the deadline for most households to file income tax returns in the United States, though in 2017 the deadline was April 18 as the 15th fell on a Saturday.<ref name="hill-11apr2017" />
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== Background == The march organizers demanded that President Trump release his IRS tax returns, as he promised he would during his campaign.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/trump-taxes-march-date-who-organizing-protest-demand-president-release-irs-returns-2480442|title=Trump Taxes March Date: Who Is Organizing Protest To Demand President Release IRS Returns?|last=Keefe|first=Josh|date=January 24, 2017|newspaper=International Business Times|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=April 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425014715/https://www.ibtimes.com/trump-taxes-march-date-who-organizing-protest-demand-president-release-irs-returns-2480442|url-status=live}}</ref> Tax Day protests have been held since the 1990s and earlier, although until then typically by libertarian groups.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mtoPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y4wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5866,3315450|title=Smith refuses to defend tax proposition|newspaper=Boca Raton News|date=July 14, 1983|accessdate=November 11, 2016|archive-date=July 14, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714222215/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mtoPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y4wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5866,3315450|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=April 2017}} The Tea Party movement got started in part with a Tax Day protest on April 15, 2009.<ref name="time-13apr2017">{{cite magazine|last1=Alter|first1=Charlotte|title=The Tax March Is Different From Other Trump Protests. Here's Why|url=https://time.com/4739566/trump-tax-day-march-protest-returns/|access-date=April 13, 2017|magazine=Time|date=April 13, 2017|archive-date=April 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414191232/http://time.com/4739566/trump-tax-day-march-protest-returns/|url-status=live}}</ref>
After 300,000 American citizens signed an online petition on WhiteHouse.gov in January 2017, Trump spokesperson Kellyanne Conway announced Trump would not release his tax returns due to lack of interest.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2017/01/petition-didnt-make-trump-give-tax-returns-made-listen/|title=A Petition Didn't Make Trump Give Up His Tax Returns—But It Made Him Listen|last=Ellis|first=Emma Grey|newspaper=WIRED|language=en-US|date=January 26, 2017|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=January 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128213639/https://www.wired.com/2017/01/petition-didnt-make-trump-give-tax-returns-made-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref> In response, a Tax Day March was planned for April 15, 2017, to be held in over two dozen major cities in the U.S., to pressure Trump to release his tax returns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://taxmarch.org/marches/|title=Join Trump's Tax March on April 15, 2017|website=Tax March|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=February 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210213225/https://taxmarch.org/marches/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-critics-plan-to-hold-a-protest-march-on-tax-day/article/2613028|title=Trump critics plan to hold a protest march on tax day|last=Lawler|first=Joseph|newspaper=Washington Examiner|date=January 26, 2017|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=August 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813075913/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-critics-plan-to-hold-a-protest-march-on-tax-day/article/2613028|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/whats-next-womens-march-science-tax-day-protests-go-viral-after-historic-anti-trump-2481936|title=What's Next For The Women's March? Science, Tax Day Protests Go Viral After Historic Anti-Trump Demonstration|last=Keefe|first=Josh|date=January 26, 2017|newspaper=International Business Times|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=August 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813075857/https://www.ibtimes.com/whats-next-womens-march-science-tax-day-protests-go-viral-after-historic-anti-trump-2481936|url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref name="guardian-12apr2017">{{cite news|last1=Jamieson|first1=Amber|title=Tax March: how a law professor sparked a global event to demand Trump's returns|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/12/tax-march-trump-tax-returns-activism-jennifer-taub|accessdate=April 12, 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|date=April 12, 2017|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026120219/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/12/tax-march-trump-tax-returns-activism-jennifer-taub|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="wapo-13apr2017">{{cite news|last1=Stein|first1=Perry|title=Thousands expected for Tax Day march calling for Trump to release his returns|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/thousands-expected-for-tax-day-march-calling-for-trump-to-release-tax-returns/2017/04/13/ff8c4739-186f-445d-958d-0fb78ca2f829_story.html|accessdate=April 13, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=April 13, 2017|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930134235/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/thousands-expected-for-tax-day-march-calling-for-trump-to-release-tax-returns/2017/04/13/ff8c4739-186f-445d-958d-0fb78ca2f829_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Some Tax Day march events were planned independently, without awareness of the tweets by Taub or Lesser.<ref name="nbcch-6apr2017">{{cite news|last1=Feuerherd|first1=Ben|title=The Unlikely Organizers of the 'Chicken Trump' Tax March|url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Unlikely-Organizers-Chicken-Trump-Tax-March-418485653.html|accessdate=April 12, 2017|newspaper=NBC Chicago|date=April 6, 2017|archive-date=August 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812050547/https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Unlikely-Organizers-Chicken-Trump-Tax-March-418485653.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Unlike most liberal protests in the United States, the Tax March did not focus on broad issues, but instead focused on a specific demand.<ref name=":10">{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4741547/tax-march-nyc-trump-returns-tea-party/|title=March for Trump's Taxes Echoes First Tea Party Rally|magazine=Time|date=April 15, 2017|access-date=April 16, 2017|archive-date=April 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416010712/http://time.com/4741547/tax-march-nyc-trump-returns-tea-party/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Organizers and participating groups == Taub, who proposed the march idea on Twitter, later joined the executive committee for the march.<ref name="guardian-12apr2017" /> Lesser has also helped plan and publicize the event.<ref name="nbcch-6apr2017" />
Groups convening for the march included the American Federation of Teachers, Color of Change, Democracy Spring, Media Matters for America, MoveOn.org, the National Education Association, the National Women's Law Center, and Public Citizen.<ref name="huffpo-5apr2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/top-democrats-headline-march_us_58e4f300e4b03a26a3680fb7|title=Top Democrats To Headline March For Release Of Trump's Tax Returns|date=April 5, 2017|website=The Huffington Post|last1=Marans|first1=Daniel|accessdate=April 12, 2017|archive-date=October 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006100712/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/top-democrats-headline-march_us_58e4f300e4b03a26a3680fb7|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="inq-12apr2017">{{cite news|last1=Diana|first1=Caroline|title=Is Tax March The Next American Revolution? Citizens Push Donald Trump To Come Clean Or Risk Impeachment|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/4139817/is-tax-march-the-next-american-revolution-citizens-push-donald-trump-to-come-clean-or-risk-impeachment/|accessdate=April 12, 2017|newspaper=Inquisitr|date=April 12, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111201020/https://www.inquisitr.com/4139817/is-tax-march-the-next-american-revolution-citizens-push-donald-trump-to-come-clean-or-risk-impeachment/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In early April 2017, march organizers wrote letters to Republican Congress members who had called on Trump to release his tax returns, asking them to attend the march and to "hold the President accountable".<ref name="hill-11apr2017">{{cite web|last1=Marcos|first1=Cristina|title=Tax march protesters pressure Republicans who called for Trump tax returns|url=https://thehill.com/policy/finance/328340-tax-march-protesters-pressure-republicans-who-called-for-trump-to-release-tax/|website=The Hill|access-date=April 12, 2017|date=April 11, 2017|archive-date=April 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412010757/http://thehill.com/policy/finance/328340-tax-march-protesters-pressure-republicans-who-called-for-trump-to-release-tax|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Planning == Marches were planned, and took place in over 150 cities throughout the United States.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.krem.com/news/local/spokane-county/tax-day-protesters-march-in-downtown-spokane/431612928|title=Tax Day protesters march in downtown Spokane|last=TEGNA|work=KREM|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=June 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627054636/http://www.krem.com/news/local/spokane-county/tax-day-protesters-march-in-downtown-spokane/431612928|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://taxmarch.org/local-marches|title=Marches|website=Tax March|access-date=April 13, 2017|archive-date=September 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919160032/https://taxmarch.org/local-marches/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="wapo-13apr2017" /> Marches in at least eighteen U.S. cities featured giant inflatable "Trump chickens", originally designed by a graphic artist in Seattle and manufactured in Zhejiang, China for the Chinese Lunar New Year (for the Year of the Rooster). The San Francisco Tax March organizer who ordered the first inflatables felt that they symbolized that "Donald Trump was a big chicken for not releasing his taxes."<ref name="sfist-13apr2017">{{cite web|url=http://sfist.com/2017/04/13/anne_pruette.php|title=How The Organizers Of SF's Tax March Hatched The Giant Inflatable Trump Chicken Trend|date=April 13, 2017|website=SFist|last1=Pershan|first1=Caleb|accessdate=April 13, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704044721/http://sfist.com/2017/04/13/anne_pruette.php|archive-date=July 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name="slate-20mar2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2017/03/the_chinese_trump_chicken_is_coming_to_america.html|title=The Trump Chicken Is Coming to America|date=March 20, 2017|website=Slate|last1=Morton|first1=Danelle|accessdate=April 13, 2017|archive-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218030518/http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2017/03/the_chinese_trump_chicken_is_coming_to_america.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Organizers using the Tax Day's Facebook page chose to focus events on "government transparency, conflicts of interest and an unfair tax system," according to CNBC.<ref name=":12" />
==Locations== ===National=== ''Time'' reported that the demographics of the protesters for the Tax March were somewhat older than other protests against Trump, such as the Women's March.<ref name=":10" /> There were large numbers of senior citizens at marches and families with children.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nyulocal.com/nycs-tax-march-shows-the-changing-face-of-activism-1a763e1d1dd7|title=NYC's Tax March Shows the Changing Face of Activism|date=April 16, 2017|work=NYU Local|access-date=April 19, 2017|archive-date=March 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313213120/https://nyulocal.com/nycs-tax-march-shows-the-changing-face-of-activism-1a763e1d1dd7?gi=d78b7582d214|url-status=live}}</ref> Many people wore pink hats from the Women's March while others brought plastic chickens or wore Russian-themed hats.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/15/tax-day-protesters-demand-trump-release-his-returns.html|title='Tax March' protesters around the US demand Trump release his returns|last=Przybyla|first=Doug Stanglin and Heidi M.|date=April 15, 2017|website=CNBC|access-date=April 16, 2017|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115103721/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/15/tax-day-protesters-demand-trump-release-his-returns.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Across the country, there were more than 120,000 people participating in a local march or protest.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/120000-americans-demanded-trumps-taxes-this-weekend-organizers-say/|title=120,000 Americans Demanded Trump's Taxes This Weekend, Organizers Say|work=The Nation|access-date=April 19, 2017|issn=0027-8378|archive-date=August 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803143024/https://www.thenation.com/article/120000-americans-demanded-trumps-taxes-this-weekend-organizers-say/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
====Washington, D.C.==== thumb|Tax March in Washington, D.C., in 2017 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.<ref name="huffpo-5apr2017" /><ref name="washex-12apr2017">{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ron-wyden-maxine-waters-to-speak-at-tax-march-calling-for-trumps-tax-returns/article/2620030|title=Ron Wyden, Maxine Waters to speak at Tax March calling for Trump's tax returns|date=April 12, 2017|last1=Lawler|first1=Joseph|accessdate=April 12, 2017|newspaper=Washington Examiner|archive-date=May 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504061609/http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ron-wyden-maxine-waters-to-speak-at-tax-march-calling-for-trumps-tax-returns/article/2620030|url-status=live}}</ref> Organizers expected up to 10,000 people to attend the D.C. march.<ref name="wapo-13apr2017" /> Thousands of demonstrators attended the march.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wtop.com/dc/2017/04/thousands-turn-out-in-dc-for-tax-day-protests/slide/1/|title=Thousands turn out in DC for Tax Day protests|date=April 15, 2017|work=WTOP|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=June 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606025455/https://wtop.com/dc/2017/04/thousands-turn-out-in-dc-for-tax-day-protests/slide/1/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/04/15/thousands_take_part_in_tax_march_to_demand_donald_trump_release_returns.html|title=Tens of Thousands March to Demand Trump Release Tax Returns|last=Politi|first=Daniel|date=April 15, 2017|work=Slate|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en-US|issn=1091-2339|archive-date=October 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021030708/http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/04/15/thousands_take_part_in_tax_march_to_demand_donald_trump_release_returns.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== Arizona ==== In Phoenix, there were around 800 protesters outside of the State Capitol building.<ref name=":17">{{Cite news|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2017/04/15/phoenix-400-converge-arizona-capitol-demand-trump-tax-returns/100504270/|title=About 800 converge on Arizona Capitol to demand Trump's tax returns|work=azcentral|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en|archive-date=March 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313213117/https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2017/04/15/phoenix-400-converge-arizona-capitol-demand-trump-tax-returns/100504270/|url-status=live}}</ref> Legislators, Ken Clark and Juan Mendez were in attendance at the protest. <ref name=":17" /> It was organized by local activist Jenna McAllister. Around 1,000 protesters marched in downtown Tucson.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/35158312/tax-march-protest-takes-over-downtown-tucson|title=Tax March protest takes over downtown Tucson|last=Yaussy|first=Carolyn|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en|archive-date=November 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117105000/http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/35158312/tax-march-protest-takes-over-downtown-tucson/|url-status=live}}</ref> A Tax March took place in Yuma, where Congressman Raul Grijalva and Arizona Democratic Whip Charlene Fernandez were in attendance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kyma.com/news/in-the-wake-of-tax-day-locals-march-to-yuma-courthouse/454462203|title=In the wake of Tax Day: Locals march to Yuma Courthouse|last=Dillon|first=Vanessa|date=April 19, 2017|work=KYMA|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=May 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518034030/http://www.kyma.com/news/in-the-wake-of-tax-day-locals-march-to-yuma-courthouse/454462203|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==== California ==== In Laguna Beach, around 500 protesters came to the Main Beach, taking up space in a line over two city-blocks long.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2017/04/15/laguna-beach-democrats-march-today-to-ask-trump-to-release-his-taxes/|title=Hundreds demonstrate in Laguna Beach to demand that Trump release his taxes – Orange County Register|date=April 15, 2017|access-date=April 19, 2017|archive-date=August 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814223639/https://www.ocregister.com/2017/04/15/laguna-beach-democrats-march-today-to-ask-trump-to-release-his-taxes/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In Los Angeles, the march began at 11 a.m. at Pershing Square, Fifth, and Oliver streets. It ended at Los Angeles City Hall, with speakers being lawmakers from the local and state levels. An estimated 10,000 to 12,000 people were reported to have attended the demonstration in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Tax-Day-Downtown-Los-Angeles-Protest-Rally-Demonstration-Donald-Trump-419540863.html|title=Thousand Turn Out For LA Tax Day Protests|work=NBC Southern California|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en|archive-date=August 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813080331/https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Tax-Day-Downtown-Los-Angeles-Protest-Rally-Demonstration-Donald-Trump-419540863.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Justine Bateman was also one of the speakers at the event.<ref name=":13">{{Cite news|url=http://www.koaa.com/story/35157814/tax-day-demonstrators-demand-that-trump-release-tax-returns|title=Tax Day demonstrators in US take on Trump, his supporters|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417070724/http://www.koaa.com/story/35157814/tax-day-demonstrators-demand-that-trump-release-tax-returns|archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref>
Around 400 protesters marched in downtown Modesto.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.modbee.com/news/article144856979.html|title=Modesto marchers call for Trump to release tax records {{!}} The Modesto Bee|website=www.modbee.com|language=en|access-date=April 19, 2017}}</ref> Protests in Palo Alto took place in both of the city's plazas and also at the Apple Store located on University Avenue.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/04/16/18798455.php|title=Tax Day Protest in Palo Alto Targets Apple Too : Indybay|work=Indybay|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en|archive-date=November 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115205200/https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/04/16/18798455.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref name="hill-14apr2017">{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/policy/finance/328863-nationwide-marches-set-to-protest-trump-tax-returns/|title=Nationwide marches set to protest Trump tax returns|date=April 14, 2017|last1=Jagoda|first1=Naomi|access-date=April 14, 2017|newspaper=The Hill|archive-date=April 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415081643/http://thehill.com/policy/finance/328863-nationwide-marches-set-to-protest-trump-tax-returns|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="sfgate-15apr2017">{{cite news|last1=Ravani|first1=Sarah|title=Protesters take to the streets in SF for anti-Trump Tax March|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Protesters-take-to-the-streets-in-SF-for-11075725.php|accessdate=April 15, 2017|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=April 15, 2017|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112014755/https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Protesters-take-to-the-streets-in-SF-for-11075725.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nbcba-15apr2017">{{cite news|last1=Edevane|first1=Gillian|title='Lock Him Up': Tax March in San Francisco Draws Thousands in Peaceful Protest|url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Lock-Him-Up-Tax-March-San-Francisco-Draws-Thousands-in-Peaceful-Protest-419547513.html|accessdate=April 15, 2017|newspaper=NBC Bay Area|date=April 15, 2017|archive-date=August 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813080051/https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Lock-Him-Up-Tax-March-San-Francisco-Draws-Thousands-in-Peaceful-Protest-419547513.html|url-status=live}}</ref> San Francisco Board of Supervisors member Jane Kim stated at the rally, "I'm not afraid to call Trump an enemy of this state."<ref name="sfgate-15apr2017" />
There were hundreds of marchers in Sacramento, some wearing costumes.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://fox40.com/2017/04/15/sacramento-protesters-call-for-president-trump-to-release-tax-returns/|title=Sacramento Protesters Call for President Trump to Release Tax Returns|date=April 16, 2017|website=FOX40|access-date=April 16, 2017|archive-date=November 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109113311/https://fox40.com/2017/04/15/sacramento-protesters-call-for-president-trump-to-release-tax-returns/|url-status=live}}</ref> Around 3,000 people showed up for a march in San Diego.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/sd-me-tax-protest-20170414-story.html|title=Thousands march in San Diego demanding Trump's tax returns|last=Steele|first=Jeanette|work=sandiegouniontribune.com|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118011537/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/sd-me-tax-protest-20170414-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In San Jose, protesters marched from City Hall to Plaza de Cesar Chavez where they then held a rally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/04/15/san-jose-protesters-join-national-push-for-trump-tax-returns/|title=San Jose protesters join national push for Trump tax returns|date=April 16, 2017|access-date=April 19, 2017|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815000616/https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/04/15/san-jose-protesters-join-national-push-for-trump-tax-returns/|url-status=live}}</ref> The march took place in the downtown area.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/visuals/photography/sd-san-diego-tax-march-20170415-photogallery.html|title=San Diego Tax March|last=Union-Tribune|first=San Diego|work=sandiegouniontribune.com|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=August 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813043736/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/visuals/photography/sd-san-diego-tax-march-20170415-photogallery.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Over 1,000 marchers filled the downtown streets in Santa Cruz.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kion546.com/news/santa-cruz-tax-march/452039265|title=Locals march to pressure President Trump to release his taxes|last=Holmes|first=Maya|work=kion546.com|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=May 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517122820/http://www.kion546.com/news/santa-cruz-tax-march/452039265|url-status=dead}}</ref> The march was organized by Santa Cruz Indivisible.<ref name=":18">{{Cite news|url=http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/government-and-politics/20170415/santa-cruz-indivisible-joins-national-call-for-release-of-trumps-tax-returns|title=Santa Cruz Indivisible joins national call for release of Trump's tax returns|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en|archive-date=August 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813043439/http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/government-and-politics/20170415/santa-cruz-indivisible-joins-national-call-for-release-of-trumps-tax-returns|url-status=live}}</ref> Around 100 protesters came to the march in Visalia, which was planned by the Tulare County Democratic Party, South Valley Civics and Indivisible.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/local/2017/04/16/community-hunt-trumps-taxes/100548878/|title=Community on the hunt for Trump's taxes|work=Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en|archive-date=March 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313213117/https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/local/2017/04/16/community-hunt-trumps-taxes/100548878/|url-status=live}}</ref> A protest also occurred in Walnut Creek.<ref name=":18" />
==== Colorado ==== The March in Denver, Colorado started at 10 am at the Civic Center Park, went through the downtown area and then returned to the park.<ref name=":8">{{Cite news|url=http://www.9news.com/news/local/tax-march-demonstration-demands-president-trump-release-tax-returns/431535652|title=Tax March demonstration demands President Trump release tax returns|last=TEGNA|work=KUSA|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=March 2021}}</ref> Speakers included Representative Jared Polis, Nathan Woodliff-Stanley of the ACLU, and state representatives Joseph Salazar, Chris Hansen and Edie Hooton.<ref name=":8" /> In Grand Junction, around 260 demonstrators rallied at the City Hall.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.westernslopenow.com/news/local-news/grand-junctions-tax-march/692635795|title=Grand Junction's Tax March|last=LAKANA|date=April 16, 2017|work=WESTERNSLOPENOW|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042645/http://www.westernslopenow.com/news/local-news/grand-junctions-tax-march/692635795|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== Florida ==== In Naples, there were several hundred protesters who marched near Cambier Park. Participants also mailed postcards to the White House.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/local/2017/04/15/hundreds-rally-naples-demand-trumps-tax-returns/100461388/|title=A few hundred march in Naples, demand Trump tax returns, more transparency|work=Naples Daily News|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en|archive-date=November 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123221224/https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/local/2017/04/15/hundreds-rally-naples-demand-trumps-tax-returns/100461388/|url-status=live}}</ref> Sarasota saw 2,000 protesters attend the Tax Day March held at Bayfront Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wfla.com/2017/04/15/thousands-rally-in-sarasota-as-protests-across-country-call-for-trump-to-release-tax-returns/|title=Thousands rally in Sarasota as protests across country call for Trump to release tax returns|last=Staff|first=WFLA Web|date=April 15, 2017|website=WFLA|access-date=April 16, 2017|archive-date=March 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313213558/https://www.wfla.com/news/thousands-rally-in-sarasota-as-protests-across-country-call-for-trump-to-release-tax-returns/|url-status=live}}</ref> Around 1,000 activists gathered at Trump Tower in West Palm Beach, Florida and marched to Bingham Island, which was close to the Mar-a-Lago resort, where Trump planned to stay the weekend. Protesters were reported to have yelled slogans such as "no more secrets" near the resort.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/hundreds-march-to-mar-a-lago-in-tax-march|title=Hundreds march to Mar-a-Lago in "Tax March"|last=Hagan|first=Alex|date=April 16, 2017|work=WPTV|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=May 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517100402/http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/hundreds-march-to-mar-a-lago-in-tax-march|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nyt-ap-13apr2017">{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/cbeb4d77142b4f768f356445596b6012|title=Activists to Use Tax Day to Tell Trump: Show Us Your Returns|date=April 13, 2017|work=The Associated Press|archive-date=March 13, 2021|access-date=March 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313214131/https://apnews.com/article/cbeb4d77142b4f768f356445596b6012|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== Illinois ==== [[File:2017 Tax Day March in Chicago 5.jpg|thumb|right|Demonstrators in Chicago ]] The march in Chicago, Illinois has scheduled speakers including Reverend Jesse Jackson and U.S. representatives Mike Quigley and Jan Schakowsky.<ref name="chitonight-13apr2017">{{cite news|url=http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/04/13/tax-march-chicago-protest-trump-s-refusal-release-taxes|title=Tax March Chicago to Protest Trump's Refusal to Release Taxes|date=April 13, 2017|publisher=WTTW|last1=Thometz|first1=Kristen|accessdate=April 13, 2017|newspaper=Chicago Tonight|archive-date=August 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813080228/https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/04/13/tax-march-chicago-protest-trump-s-refusal-release-taxes|url-status=live}}</ref> The March drew an estimated 2000 - 4000 people.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-tax-day-march-met-0416-20170416-story.html|title=Thousands crowd Daley Plaza for Tax Day march to demand Trump release tax returns|last=Lee|first=William|work=chicagotribune.com|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424172416/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-tax-day-march-met-0416-20170416-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== Indiana ==== Forty protesters came out to rally in front of Thomas Centennial Park in Chesterson. Organizers included Chesteron Resistance Meetup and Indivisible NWI-Chesteron.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chestertontribune.com/Elections/locals_join_national_tax_day_mar.htm|title=Locals join national Tax Day March|website=chestertontribune.com|access-date=April 19, 2017|archive-date=April 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419104612/http://chestertontribune.com/Elections/locals_join_national_tax_day_mar.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Around 250 protesters marched in Goshen, rallying on the Village Green.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.recordonline.com/news/20170415/goshen-protesters-target-all-things-trump-at-tax-march|title=Goshen protesters target all things Trump at Tax March|last=Bayne|first=Richard J.|work=recordonline.com|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122084309/http://www.recordonline.com/news/20170415/goshen-protesters-target-all-things-trump-at-tax-march|url-status=live}}</ref> Protesters also came out in Indianapolis.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theindychannel.com/news/tax-march-demonstrators-demand-trump-release-his-tax-returns|title=Tax March demonstrators demand Trump release his tax returns|agency=Associated Press|date=April 16, 2017|work=RTV6|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020050047/http://www.theindychannel.com/news/tax-march-demonstrators-demand-trump-release-his-tax-returns|url-status=live}}</ref> A small group, organized by Kokomo Resist, rallied in downtown Kokomo.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kokomotribune.com/news/kokomo-holds-tax-march-in-solidarity-with-larger-cities-across/article_5c50cc6e-22df-11e7-967f-278aea320f58.html|title=Kokomo holds tax march in solidarity with larger cities across country|last=Tribune|first=Cara Ball Kokomo|work=Kokomo Tribune|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909111824/http://www.kokomotribune.com/news/kokomo-holds-tax-march-in-solidarity-with-larger-cities-across/article_5c50cc6e-22df-11e7-967f-278aea320f58.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== Maine ==== A march took place in Bangor.<ref name="knox.villagesoup.com">{{Cite news|url=http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/midcoast-lens-tax-march-thomaston/1643572|title=Midcoast Lens: Tax March Thomaston - Knox VillageSoup|access-date=April 19, 2017|archive-date=March 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313213117/https://knox.villagesoup.com/p/midcoast-lens-tax-march-thomaston/1643572|url-status=live}}</ref> In Portland, there were 300 people involved with one of the marches which was organized by March Forth and took place in front of City Hall.<ref name=":20">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pressherald.com/2017/04/15/trump-opponents-hold-dual-rallies-in-portland/|title=Trump opponents hold dual rallies in Portland - Portland Press Herald|last=Writer|first=Beth QuimbyStaff|date=April 15, 2017|website=Press Herald|access-date=April 19, 2017|archive-date=August 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813075514/https://www.pressherald.com/2017/04/15/trump-opponents-hold-dual-rallies-in-portland/|url-status=live}}</ref> Another march in Portland started at 2pm at Deering Oaks and focused on immigration.<ref name=":20" /> In Thomaston, a protest organized by Midcoast Maine Indivisible marched down Main Street.<ref name="knox.villagesoup.com"/>
==== Massachusetts ==== In Cambridge, a rally of around 2,000 people gathered on Cambridge Common for a peaceful demonstration.<ref name=":19">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cambridgeday.com/2017/04/15/cambridge-tax-day-rally-draws-thousands-calling-peacefully-for-change-in-u-s-policy/|title=Cambridge Tax Day rally draws thousands calling peacefully for change in U.S. policy {{!}} Cambridge Day|date=April 15, 2017 |access-date=April 19, 2017}}</ref> Representative Mike Connolly, activists Cassandra Bensahih, Emily Kirkland and Spencer O'Dowd were speakers.<ref name=":19" /> The rally focused on Trump's taxes, and tax reform.<ref name=":19" />
==== Michigan ==== There were 1,300 demonstrators in Ann Arbor.<ref name=":15">{{Cite news|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2017/04/more_than_1300_protesters_in_a.html|title=More than 1,300 Trump protesters join in Tax March in Ann Arbor|work=MLive.com|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=September 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909132108/https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2017/04/more_than_1300_protesters_in_a.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Representative Debbie Dingell, state representatives, Yousef Rabhi and Kristy Pagan, Susan Baskett, Michelle Deatrick, Robert Joseph and Eli Savit were speakers at the Ann Arbor rally.<ref name=":15" /> The march was co-organized by Michigan to Believe In and Progressives at the University of Michigan. The march went through downtown and culminated with a rally on the Diag at the University of Michigan.<ref name=":15" /> 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. The event was organized by Co-Founder of MDPAN Adriene Avripas.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}
Similar Michigan tax marches were held in Ann Arbor, Farmington, Hamtramck, Grand Rapids, Pentwater and Marquette according to ''The Detroit News''.<ref>{{cite news |author=Mike Martindale |date=April 15, 2017 |title=Tax Day protests demand Trump release returns |url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/04/15/tax-day-protest-demand-trump-release-returns/100503060/ |work=The Detroit News |access-date=April 16, 2017 |archive-date=October 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001133001/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/04/15/tax-day-protest-demand-trump-release-returns/100503060/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==== Minnesota ==== [[File:Rally to demand Donald Trump release his tax returns (34058432655).jpg|thumb|right|Demonstrators outside the Minnesota State Capitol ]]
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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/04/15/tax-day-demonstrators-demand-that-trump-release-tax-returns|publisher=Minnesota Public Radio News|date=April 15, 2017|title=Tax Day demonstrators demand Trump release tax returns|author=Peter Cox|archive-date=November 29, 2020|access-date=November 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129060643/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/04/15/tax-day-demonstrators-demand-that-trump-release-tax-returns|url-status=live}}</ref> State Auditor Rebecca Otto spoke at the rally in Saint Paul.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/hundreds-rally-at-mn-capitol-for-tax-march/89-431569208|title=Hundreds rally at MN Capitol for tax march|publisher=KARE|date=April 15, 2017|archive-date=March 13, 2021|access-date=November 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313213130/https://www.kare11.com/article/news/hundreds-rally-at-mn-capitol-for-tax-march/89-431569208|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== Missouri ==== A rally took place in Springfield at the corners of Battlefield and Glenstone.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/springfield-residents-march-for-trumps-tax-returns/692753341|title=Springfield Residents March For Trump's Tax Returns|date=April 16, 2017|work=OZARKSFIRST|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=October 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031071545/http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/springfield-residents-march-for-trumps-tax-returns/692753341|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== Nevada ==== Around 200 protesters gathered around Trump International in Las Vegas.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/journalist-arrested-during-tax-protest-outside-trump-international-in-las-vegas/|title=Journalist arrested during tax protest outside Trump International in Las Vegas|date=April 16, 2017|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111173951/https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/journalist-arrested-during-tax-protest-outside-trump-international-in-las-vegas/|url-status=live}}</ref> One person, a journalist, was arrested for "trespassing on private property" while filming the protest.<ref name=":9" /> Three other people were detained, but eventually released in the protest.<ref name=":13" /> The journalist was supported by his employer, KLAS, and was released from jail on Saturday night.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/las-vegas-journalist-arrested-at-tax-day-rally-released-from-jail-2017-4|title=Las Vegas journalist arrested at Tax Day rally released from jail|work=Business Insider|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en|archive-date=August 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813075408/https://www.businessinsider.com/las-vegas-journalist-arrested-at-tax-day-rally-released-from-jail-2017-4|url-status=live}}</ref> Reno held a rally with 500 people at Wingfield Park.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2017/04/15/reno-tax-day-rally-we-can-change-nevada/100508978/|title=Reno Tax Day Rally: 'We can change Nevada'|work=Reno Gazette Journal|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en|archive-date=March 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313213116/https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2017/04/15/reno-tax-day-rally-we-can-change-nevada/100508978/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== New Jersey ==== Rallies took place in Mays Landing, Newton, and Plainfield in New Jersey.<ref name=":02">{{Cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2017/04/tax_march_protesters_demand_president_trump_releas.html|title=Tax March: Protesters in N.J., Philly, N.Y. demand Trump release tax returns|work=NJ.com|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=November 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125203840/http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2017/04/tax_march_protesters_demand_president_trump_releas.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In Newark, New Jersey, there were around 100 people who gathered in Federal Square.<ref name=":02" />
==== New York ==== [[File:Marchers in NYC to Trump - Release Your Tax Returns.webmhd.webm|thumb|right|The march in New York City as captured by Voice of America ]]
Hundreds of protesters in Albany gathered outside of the State Capitol. Patricia Fahy was one of the speakers at the rally.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Protesters-in-Albany-call-on-Trump-to-release-tax-11075908.php|title=Protesters in Albany call on Trump to release tax returns|work=Times Union|access-date=April 19, 2017|archive-date=June 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629133427/http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Protesters-in-Albany-call-on-Trump-to-release-tax-11075908.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Early estimates suggested that the march in New York City attracted 5,000 demonstrators. The march route ran from Bryant Park to Central Park, passing Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, the former home of Donald Trump.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-taxes-idUSKBN17H0FW|title=Thousands at rallies demand Trump release tax returns|date=April 16, 2017|work=Reuters|accessdate=April 16, 2017|archive-date=April 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415205639/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-taxes-idUSKBN17H0FW|url-status=live}}</ref> Comedian Sarah Silverman spoke at the New York City protest.<ref name=":2" /> In Buffalo, New York, despite the rain, around 200 marchers turned out. The Buffalo march included organizations such as ACTion Buffalo, Buffalo Resists, Huddle for the 27th, We the People and Citizen Action of WNY.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=http://news.wbfo.org/post/local-protesters-demand-president-trumps-tax-returns|title=Local protesters demand President Trump's Tax returns|last=Ari|first=Porsha|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en|archive-date=October 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015232728/http://news.wbfo.org/post/local-protesters-demand-president-trumps-tax-returns|url-status=live}}</ref> There were 80 New Hartford residents demonstrated to call on Trump to show his tax returns.<ref name=":16">{{Cite web|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article144844119.html|title=Fort Worth protesters join national push for Trump to release tax returns {{!}} Fort Worth Star-Telegram|website=www.star-telegram.com|language=en|access-date=April 16, 2017|archive-date=August 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813075918/https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article144844119.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== North Carolina ==== Groups in Raleigh, North Carolina walked around the State Capitol to demand that Trump release his taxes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wncn.com/2017/04/15/dozens-march-in-raleigh-demanding-trump-release-tax-returns/|title=Dozens march in Raleigh demanding Trump release tax returns|last=Grzybowski|first=David|date=April 15, 2017|website=WNCN|access-date=April 16, 2017|archive-date=May 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517141947/http://wncn.com/2017/04/15/dozens-march-in-raleigh-demanding-trump-release-tax-returns/|url-status=live}}</ref> There were hundreds of demonstrators at the March which was organized by Progress NC Action.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news|url=http://www.wral.com/raleigh-tax-march-protesters-demands-release-of-trump-s-tax-returns/16646177/|title=Raleigh 'Tax March' protesters demand release of Trump's tax returns :: WRAL.com|last=WRAL|date=April 15, 2017|work=WRAL.com|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en|archive-date=October 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016041254/http://www.wral.com/raleigh-tax-march-protesters-demands-release-of-trump-s-tax-returns/16646177/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== Ohio ==== [[File:The Tax Day March (34040106796).jpg|thumb|Signs at a Cincinnati demonstration]] In Cleveland, the event was called "Cleveland Tax March for People, Peace and Planet: Meet People's Needs Not Corporate Greed," and started out in Willard Park, next to the Free Stamp statue.<ref name=":14">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland-tax-march-for-people-peace-and-planet-today/95-431579789|title=Cleveland Tax March for People, Peace and Planet today|last=TEGNA|work=WKYC|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=March 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313220246/https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland-tax-march-for-people-peace-and-planet-today/95-431579789|url-status=live}}</ref> Marchers moved past the Federal Building and then walked to Cleveland State University. Organizers collected hundreds of letters to Ohio senators from those participating which express their desire to have Trump release his taxes.<ref name=":14" />
==== Oregon ==== thumb|Protesters in Portland
More than 1,000 protests attended the march in Portland.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://katu.com/news/local/thousands-expected-for-downtown-portland-march-calling-on-trump-to-release-tax-returns|title=Thousands expected for downtown Portland march calling on Trump to release tax returns|last=Staff|first=KATU.com|work=KATU|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=March 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313213548/https://katu.com/news/local/thousands-expected-for-downtown-portland-march-calling-on-trump-to-release-tax-returns|url-status=live}}</ref> The rally started at 1:30 pm at Terry Schrunk Plaza, and returned to the venue at 2:30 pm. The route for the march is said to have been similar to that of the Women's March on Portland that was organised in January 2017. Post-march activities were said to have continued at the Plaza until 4 pm.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kgw.com/news/local/tax-day-march-expected-in-portland/431452506|title=Demonstrators call for Trump to release tax returns in Portland march|last=TEGNA|work=KGW|access-date=April 17, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=May 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519201613/http://www.kgw.com/news/local/tax-day-march-expected-in-portland/431452506|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Facebook page for the Portland march has shown that more than 1,600 people have attended.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/events/1023232584487735/|title=Tax March PDX - Portland, OR|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=April 17, 2017|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013115/https://www.facebook.com/events/1023232584487735/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/04/brace_for_delays_in_downtown_p.html|title=Delays in downtown Portland during Trump Tax Day protest|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=April 17, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=August 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802113018/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/04/brace_for_delays_in_downtown_p.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== Pennsylvania ==== thumb|Demonstrators in Philadelphia More than 200 demonstrators marched in the Bethlehem Tax March.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2017/04/lehigh_valley_tax_march_demand.html|title=WATCH: Lehigh Valley Tax March demands Trump's returns|work=lehighvalleylive.com|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=January 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115072549/https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2017/04/lehigh_valley_tax_march_demand.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Protesters marched in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<ref name=":02" /> The Philadelphia marchers took a route from City Hall and ended at Independence Hall.<ref name=":02" /> Police estimated that there were around 2,000 protesters; the rally was peaceful.<ref name=":11">{{Cite news|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/real-time/Philly-protesters-to-call-for-Trump-to-release-tax-returns.html|title=Tax march: Protesters in Philly call on Trump to release tax returns|work=Philly.com|access-date=April 16, 2017|archive-date=June 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619122129/http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/real-time/Philly-protesters-to-call-for-Trump-to-release-tax-returns.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The leader of the march was Devan Spear who is an organizer of the Penn Student Labor Action Project. The march also featured a giant, inflatable chicken.<ref name=":11" /> In Wilkes-Barre, protesters started at Public Square and then marched to the Luzerne County Courthouse.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesleader.com/news/652129/tax-day-rally-aims-to-send-message-to-president-trump|title=Tax Day rally aims to send message to President Trump|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=September 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923140943/http://timesleader.com/news/652129/tax-day-rally-aims-to-send-message-to-president-trump|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== South Carolina ==== A small protest took place in Columbia, South Carolina, in front of the State House.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abccolumbia.com/2017/04/16/south-carolina-protesters-join-national-call-trumps-tax-returns/|title=South Carolina Protesters Join National Call For Trump's Tax Returns|date=April 16, 2017|website=ABC Columbia|access-date=April 16, 2017|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926182206/https://www.abccolumbia.com/2017/04/16/south-carolina-protesters-join-national-call-trumps-tax-returns/|url-status=live}}</ref> In Myrtle Beach, Grand Strand Action Together organized a march which took place at the Market Common.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.myhorrynews.com/news/myrtle-beach-protesters-demand-transparency-from-president-trump/article_f0a882ae-222a-11e7-8029-671a8ebe5c80.html|title=Myrtle Beach protesters demand transparency from President Trump|first=Viraj|last=Naik|work=MyHorryNews.com|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en|archive-date=October 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031073212/https://www.myhorrynews.com/news/myrtle-beach-protesters-demand-transparency-from-president-trump/article_f0a882ae-222a-11e7-8029-671a8ebe5c80.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== Texas ==== In Austin, well over a thousand demonstrators rallied at the state Capitol.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://patch.com/texas/downtownaustin/thousands-march-texas-capitol-demanding-trump-release-his-tax-returns|title=Thousands March To Texas Capitol Demanding Trump Release His Tax Returns|date=April 15, 2017|work=Downtown Austin-UT, TX Patch|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=August 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813044257/https://patch.com/texas/downtownaustin/thousands-march-texas-capitol-demanding-trump-release-his-tax-returns|url-status=live}}</ref> Protesters in Fort Worth marched down Main Street and then rallied at the Tarrant County Courthouse.<ref>[http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article144844119.html Fort Worth protesters join national push for Trump to release tax returns] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813075918/https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article144844119.html |date=August 13, 2018 }} By Mitch Mitchell, April 15, 2017 5:10 PM Fort Worth Star-Telegram</ref> Representative Sheila Jackson Lee was at the Houston Tax March to support protesters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fresnobee.com/news/business/article144837489.html|title=Protesters in Texas seek release of Trump tax returns {{!}} The Fresno Bee|website=www.fresnobee.com|language=en|access-date=April 16, 2017|archive-date=April 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417154607/http://www.fresnobee.com/news/business/article144837489.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hundreds marched in Houston to demand release of Trump's tax forms.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Hundreds-in-Houston-demand-that-Donald-Trump-11075444.php|title=Hundreds in Houston demand that Donald Trump release taxes|work=Houston Chronicle|access-date=April 16, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111170259/https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Hundreds-in-Houston-demand-that-Donald-Trump-11075444.php|url-status=live}}</ref> People also brought dogs to the march with signs on their collars.<ref name=":4" /> The Walker County Democratic Party marched in downtown Huntsville to demand that Trump release his taxes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.itemonline.com/news/local_news/local-democrats-demand-to-see-trump-s-tax-returns/article_039fc580-c87f-5338-ae2d-ac489d206166.html|title=Local Democrats demand to see Trump's tax returns|last=Item|first=Trace Harris For The Huntsville|work=Itemonline.com|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en|archive-date=August 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814113913/http://www.itemonline.com/news/local_news/local-democrats-demand-to-see-trump-s-tax-returns/article_039fc580-c87f-5338-ae2d-ac489d206166.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== Utah ==== There were hundreds of marchers in Salt Lake City, Utah. A 10-foot tall "Chicken Don", a large white inflatable chicken stood on the steps of the Salt Lake City and County Building.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fox13now.com/2017/04/15/rally-in-salt-lake-city-calls-on-donald-trump-to-release-tax-returns/|title=Rally in Salt Lake City calls on Donald Trump to release tax returns|date=April 16, 2017|website=fox13now.com|access-date=April 16, 2017|archive-date=September 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912181544/http://fox13now.com/2017/04/15/rally-in-salt-lake-city-calls-on-donald-trump-to-release-tax-returns/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the rally, signs and speakers mentioned varied topics including immigration, the Russians, air pollution and the Bears Ears National Monument. The crowd was reported to have chanted "Lock him up!" in unison.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/home/5181030-155/with-trump-chicken-as-their-mascot-hundreds|title=With Trump-chicken as their mascot, hundreds rally for president to release tax returns|last=Tribune|first=Luke Ramseth The Salt Lake|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|access-date=April 17, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=July 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725182516/http://www.sltrib.com/home/5181030-155/with-trump-chicken-as-their-mascot-hundreds|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== Vermont ==== Around 200 Burlington demonstrators marched through downtown to City Hall. Governor Madeleine Kunin attended the rally.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/vermonters-particpate-in-tax-march-demand-pres-trumps-tax-returns/692552993|title=Vermonters Participate in 'Tax March'- Demand Pres. Trump's Tax Returns|last=Conlin|first=Spencer|date=April 16, 2017|work=MYCHAMPLAINVALLEY|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=November 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102023543/http://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/vermonters-particpate-in-tax-march-demand-pres-trumps-tax-returns/692552993|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==== Washington State ==== The march in Seattle occurred on the same day, though not at the same time, as the Black Lives Matter 2.0 March.<ref name="slog-11apr2017">{{cite news|url=http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2017/04/11/25068142/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-two-massive-tax-marches-planned-for-this-weekend|title=Everything You Need To Know About the Two Massive Tax Marches Planned for This Weekend|date=April 11, 2017|last1=Smith|first1=Rich|accessdate=April 12, 2017|newspaper=The Stranger|archive-date=November 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101121154/https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2017/04/11/25068142/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-two-massive-tax-marches-planned-for-this-weekend/|url-status=live}}</ref> Thousands of people attended the protests, both of which demanded that Trump release his tax returns. 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". The second protest began at around 2 pm, and was organized by local Black Lives Matter activists.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://patch.com/washington/seattle/photos-thousands-march-tax-day-protests-seattle|title=Photos: Thousands March In Tax Day Protests In Seattle|date=April 15, 2017|work=Seattle, WA Patch|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=October 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025084540/https://patch.com/washington/seattle/photos-thousands-march-tax-day-protests-seattle|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== International === International marches were organized in cities including Stuttgart, Germany, Tokyo, Japan, Auckland, New Zealand and London, United Kingdom.<ref name=":0" />
==Aftermath==
=== Official reactions === 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.<ref name="wapo-13apr2017" /> On Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017, Trump tweeted twice about the Tax March. First he tweeted, "I did what was an almost an impossible thing to do for a Republican-easily won the Electoral College! Now Tax Returns are brought up again?"<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tweets-tax-march-protesters-release-returns-2017-4|title='The election is over!': Trump tweetstorms response to protesters demanding he release his tax returns|work=Business Insider|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en|archive-date=October 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026135707/http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tweets-tax-march-protesters-release-returns-2017-4|url-status=live}}</ref> and then, "Someone should look into who paid for the small organized rallies yesterday. The election is over!"<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-calls-investigation-tax-day-protesters-tweets-election-over-n747101|title='Election is over!' Trump calls for probe into Tax Day protesters|work=NBC News|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en|archive-date=March 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303150105/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-calls-investigation-tax-day-protesters-tweets-election-over-n747101|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Reactions === Scarlett Bustos, vice chair of Tax March Sacramento, said "When the administration said that he wasn't going to release his tax returns, he said the people don't care, and we're here to show that nationally that the people do care."<ref name=":3" /> Protesters have also appealed to their representatives to urge Trump to release his taxes.<ref name=":7" />
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."<ref name="time-13apr2017" /> Jason Silverstein of the ''New York Daily News'' commented, "Apparently unable to decide whether the election talk must end or must continue, Trump was also egged by the latest flareups over his tax returns, which even this year's tax filing season has failed to unveil."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Silverstein|first=Jason|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-spends-easter-morning-tweeting-tax-returns-election-article-1.3061521|title=Trump spends Easter morning tweeting about tax returns, election|work=NY Daily News|access-date=April 16, 2017|language=en|archive-date=June 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602141258/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-spends-easter-morning-tweeting-tax-returns-election-article-1.3061521|url-status=live}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/329039-former-clinton-spox-tweets-at-trump-after-he-goes-after-tax-march/|title=Former Clinton spox tweets at Trump over Tax March|last=Savransky|first=Rebecca|date=April 16, 2017|work=TheHill|access-date=April 16, 2017|archive-date=April 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418040557/http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/329039-former-clinton-spox-tweets-at-trump-after-he-goes-after-tax-march|url-status=live}}</ref> Taub also felt that the marches caused Trump to pay attention, since he was tweeting about them the next day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/04/19/this-law-prof-sparked-saturdays-tax-march-over-trumps-returns/?slreturn=20170319143449|title=This Law Prof Sparked Saturday's Tax March Over Trump's Returns|website=www.law.com|language=en|access-date=April 19, 2017|archive-date=August 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813075848/https://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/04/19/this-law-prof-sparked-saturdays-tax-march-over-trumps-returns/?slreturn=20170319143449|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Counter-protests=== Some Trump supporters planned counter-protests. Pro-Trump rallies were scheduled for April 15 in Colorado Springs, Colorado<ref name="col-13apr2017">{{cite news|last1=Riley|first1=Rachel|title=Pro- and anti-Trump rallies being held Saturday in Colorado Springs|url=http://gazette.com/pro-and-anti-trump-rallies-being-held-saturday-in-colorado-springs/article/1601020|accessdate=April 14, 2017|newspaper=The Gazette|date=April 13, 2017|archive-date=May 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520004151/http://gazette.com/pro-and-anti-trump-rallies-being-held-saturday-in-colorado-springs/article/1601020|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Berkeley, California.<ref name="sfgate-14apr2017">{{cite news|last1=Bodley|first1=Michael|title=Berkeley fears repeat of violence at planned pro-Trump rally|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Farmers-market-to-close-as-Berkeley-braces-for-11072774.php|accessdate=April 14, 2017|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=April 14, 2017|archive-date=December 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230180352/https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Farmers-market-to-close-as-Berkeley-braces-for-11072774.php|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="guardian-15apr2017">{{cite news|last1=Yuhas|first1=Alan|last2=Gambino|first2=Lauren|title=Arrests at violent Berkeley Trump protests while tax marches stay calm|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/15/arrests-violent-berkeley-trump-protests-tax-marches|accessdate=April 16, 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|date=April 15, 2017|archive-date=April 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417071555/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/15/arrests-violent-berkeley-trump-protests-tax-marches|url-status=live}}</ref> No arrests were made at the Colorado Springs rally.<ref name="kktv-16apr2017">{{cite news|last1=Cuzick|first1=Dustin|title=Anti and Pro-Trump rallies held in Colorado Springs|url=http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Anti-and-Pro-Trump-rallies-held-in-Colorado-Springs-419557583.html|accessdate=April 16, 2017|newspaper=KKTV|date=April 16, 2017|archive-date=April 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417070445/http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Anti-and-Pro-Trump-rallies-held-in-Colorado-Springs-419557583.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==See also== * Taxpayer March on Washington
== References == {{reflist|30em}}
== External links == {{commons category|2017 Tax Day March}} * {{official website|taxmarch.org}}
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