More than 150 tax marches took place across the country Saturday demanding transparency within the current administration. Those protests included dozens of people marching here in the Quad Cities. Concerned people from both sides of the river joined in on this movement.

Young and old, many Quad City residents participated in the nationwide tax march. They demanded  president Trump release his tax returns. 

Protestors gathered at Schwiebert Park in Rock Island and from there they walkd over the Centennial Bridge to meet protestors in front of the IRS building in downtown Davenport.

Trump is the first president in 40 years to not disclose his returns, claiming that Americans simply just do not care. Organizers and protesters say that they do care, and the fact that Trump will not release his taxes concerns them. 

“Well because we need to know these things, we need to know if there are russian connections or not,” said one protestor.  

“Mr. Trump bragged during his campaign that he hadn’t paid any taxes and he wont even disclose why that is and what his interest are. so what is he hiding,” said protestor Carol Gloor.  

“He ran out of people who were willing to lend him money in this country, I understand, and I think he was forced to go oversees to Russia probably to get money probably and he’s probably beholden to them,” said another protestor. 

The prominent fear among protestors was possible ties with Russia. Some were also concerned with how President Trump is spening thier tax money.=

“I dont think dropping million dollar bombs on people who hate us because we’re dropping multi-million dollar bombs on them is the best use of our money when we’re doing things like denying Meals on Wheels,” one of the protestors remarked.  

Gloor says that Saturday’s protest was to show President Trump that people are united, and they will be heard. 

“People who are out here on the streets, this is a first amendment message..that people are getting together, talking to eachother, and that they need to get involved because he needs to hear us,” Gloor said. 

While the tax march was held Saturday, officially tax day this year is on April 18.