On Sunday, Trump tried to delegitimize the Americans who exercised their First Amendment right in the nationwide April 15 events demanding he release his tax returns. When pressed on the issue, he said he doesn't think most Americans care. More than 180 protests were planned across 48 states on Saturday - including in Montana. The main march unfolded in the nation's capital, where protesters gathered for a rally in front of the Capitol and then marched.
But 71-year-old Ilene Singh said he's wrong.
In New York, thousands of protesters also marched, and demonstrations were held from Boston and Philadelphia on the East Coast to Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles out West, and cities and towns in between.
"Without seeing his taxes we'll never really know who he's working for", said Dinkin, who expects the marches to draw at least 100,000 protesters.
The deadline for filing individual tax returns is on Tuesday.
Trump, who spent the morning at his Florida golf course, avoided several hundred protesters when his motorcade took a circuitous route back to Mar-A-Lago, his Palm Beach, Fla., estate.
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The last test, conducted on April 4, occurred just days before Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago. The vice president is expected to arrive in the South Korean capital at 3:30 p.m. local time or 2:30 a.m.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, of NY, has said Trump's refusal to release his returns could hinder Republicans' prospects for a rewrite of the tax code.
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer). Demonstrators participate in a march and rally to demand President Donald Trump release his tax returns, Saturday, April 15, 2017, in NY. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., said there's nothing that prevents the president for releasing his taxes but, "The simple truth is he's got a lot to hide." Sen. About 200 people were at Berkeley's Martin Luther King Jr.
Violence broke out in Berkeley, California, on April 15 between President Donald Trump supporters and opponents. Officers confiscated knives, flagpoles, helmets and sticks with signs on them, which were being used as weapons.
Cryer tweeted a photo of a placard showing Star Wars villain Darth Vader next to a picture of Trump with the caption "Taxi Vader". The signs were clever, the crowds were rollicking, and as always, the protest was better-attended and more enjoyable than Trump's inauguration. Trump's break with precedent has raised questions about possible conflicts of interest.
That Trump will cave to the pressure and release his full tax returns appears unlikely, considering the president has said he won't amid an ongoing IRS audit and the White House saying in January that he will not.
For the last 40 years, every president and presidential nominee has released their tax returns to the public.
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