The appointment of Scott Pruitt as the EPA's administrator has also been seen as controversial. from the COP21 agreement and eliminate the Clean Power Plan, in addition to hopes of reviving America's coal industry.
While organizers said the march was nonpartisan, concerned individuals used the march's opportunity to criticize Trump's agenda on the environment, displaying placards such as "Science not Silence", "Make Earth Great Again", and "Science is not an alternative fact".ĭuring his campaign and presidency, Trump has been vocal about his views on climate change, including calls to remove the U.S.
On Earth Day (April 22), thousands of scientists and people worldwide took to the streets for a "March for Science", to highlight the importance of scientific research, and the role it plays in people's lives. Meanwhile White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said mid-April that Trump couldn't release his 2016 tax returns as he is under audit by the IRS, a reason which Trump has given in the past. When previously pressed by the media and public to release these financial documents, Trump said ahead of his inauguration that he believed the American people didn't care about his tax returns, only reporters did. In March, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow revealed documents from Trump's 2005 federal tax returns – which was also confirmed by the White House – however, no other tax returns by Trump – despite calls from the public – have been released by the president or by the White House yet.
Across the U.S., citizens marched in the Tax March, holding placards stating, "What are you hiding?" and "Show us your taxes".
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president release his full tax returns.Īccording to the organizers, more than 125,000 individuals participated in the march, protesting for a fairer tax system and against Trump. In the run-up to the U.S.' 2017 Tax Day, people gathered in many cities on April 15 – demanding that the U.S.