Democratic lawmakers made ironic use of Tax Day on Tuesday by calling for President Donald Trump to finally release his tax returns.
However, Trump appears to be completely uninterested and doesn’t seem to even understand why people have an issue with his secrecy. On Saturday, tens of thousands of people flooded the streets across the country calling on Trump to acknowledge their demands, but it still seems that he’s unlikely to listen.
In a press briefing on Tuesday, press secretary Sean Spicer was asked if the White House is ready to declare that the returns won’t ever be made public. “We’ll have to get back to you on that,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer said.
Back in January, however, Trump’s senior adviser Kellyanne Conway made it clear that his tax returns would never be released. “The White House response is that he’s not going to release his tax returns,” Conway said.
“We litigated this all through the election. People didn’t care,” Conway said. “They voted for him, and let me make this very clear: Most Americans are very focused on what their tax returns will look like while President Trump is in office, not what his look like. And you know full well that President Trump and his family are complying with all the ethical rules, everything they need to do to step away from his businesses and be a full-time president,” she added.
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?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 16, 2017
As 74 percent of the America public wants to see the president release his returns, something every presidential candidate since the 1970’s has been expected to reveal, Democratic lawmakers have ramped up their demands that Trump unveil his tax returns.
“Trump will not release his taxes [because] he has something to hide. He’s only out to enrich himself, his wealthy cabinet, and White House swamp,” Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) tweeted on Tuesday.
What is POTUS hiding? My Ethics Package will shed light on conflicts of interest. #TaxDay #peopleoverpolitics
— Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (@RepRaulRuizMD) April 18, 2017
Today, Tax Day, is a good day to remember that we have a rigged economy that is only getting more skewed in favor of the very wealthy. pic.twitter.com/b6Xuuzt15b
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) April 18, 2017
Happy #TaxDay to the man who clearly has nothing to hide. https://t.co/4TRd5c5nGB
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) April 18, 2017
If @realDonaldTrump spent as much time as he has on golf talking to working people, he'd understand why so many want to see his tax returns.
— Bill Pascrell, Jr. 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@BillPascrell) April 18, 2017
Until Pres Trump releases his full tax returns, a cloud of suspicion will remain & make it much harder to pass tax reform through Congress.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 18, 2017
It's #TaxDay! I'm offering some free tax advice to President Trump: pic.twitter.com/c1ClsmNGMv
— Senator Tom Carper (@SenatorCarper) April 18, 2017
