DC golf course at center of fight over tree clearing to start renovations next month, Trump says

CNN · PBS NewsHour, PBS NewsHour and CBS News report that President Donald Trump announced Sunday that East Potomac Golf Course in Washington will close for redevelopment starting Nov. 15, even as a lawsuit over his plans continues. The announcement matters because a judge has already restricted work at the site.

Trump posted on Truth Social that the Department of the Interior and architect Tom Fazio drew up the plan, with a course that stays public yet can host events like the U.S. Open and Ryder Cup. CBS News adds that he named Secretary Doug Burgum and said the closure would last about 15 months. Trump called the present course dilapidated, with a hazardous seawall; he did not mention the litigation.

The outlets differ on the judge's order. CNN · PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour say U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes paused tree removal through Oct. 26, while CBS News gives Oct. 16. CNN · PBS NewsHour reports the administration plans to clear nearly 730 trees, at least 430 already felled. PBS NewsHour adds that Democracy Forward president Skye Perryman vowed to defend the course.

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