President Donald Trump has announced plans to renovate East Potomac Golf Links, a golf course in Washington, D.C., that is already at the center of a legal battle. In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump described the current course as “old, broken, dilapidated, and of no further use or effect.” According to the post, renovations will begin Nov. 15, and the course will be closed for approximately 15 months.
Located about 2 miles south of the White House, the course has been at the center of a legal battle for months, with preservationists and golfers seeking to prevent the president from altering the public park. U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes, who is overseeing the case, issued an order last week requiring the government to provide at least three days’ notice before making any “irreparable modification” to the course.
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Reyes’ ruling followed a hearing at which she said she was “furious” with the government for removing hundreds of trees without proper notice. The government later argued that the removals were routine maintenance unrelated to any plans to renovate the golf course. Reyes ordered that no additional trees be cut down before Oct. 26.
On Friday, the government filed a motion seeking Reyes’ removal from the case, accusing her of having a “disdain for the Trump Administration.” Reyes denied the motion and rejected the government’s claims against her.
Trump criticized Reyes in a Truth Social post on Monday, calling her a “crazed lunatic.”
Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, one of the legal organizations representing the plaintiffs, said in a statement: “East Potomac Park is a national park, golf course, recreational facility that is meant for everyone to enjoy. Our litigation is intended to protect this community jewel for the people and communities it serves and we will continue to work with our plaintiffs to defend it from unlawful and harmful intrusion.”
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The golf course is one of several renovation projects Trump has discussed, many of which have drawn criticism and controversy. The president has threatened to tear down the Kennedy Center and is seeking to build a 250-foot arch near the National Mall. He has also reinstated controversial statues, including one of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike, whom historians have linked to the development of the Ku Klux Klan.
Trump’s proposed renovation of the D.C. golf course could cost between $20 million and $49 million. The plan has drawn opposition from people concerned that it could eliminate an affordable public golfing venue in the nation’s capital. Another hearing in the case is scheduled for later Monday.