Trump insists on immediate renovation of D.C. golf course despite court order
President Donald Trump announced that work on a Washington, D.C., golf course will start immediately, while a federal judge has ordered a three-day notice period and barred further tree removal until late October.
President Donald Trump said on Monday that construction on a public Washington, D.C., golf course will begin immediately, despite a federal judge’s order requiring a three-day notice before any work. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that the project will produce a "World Class" facility that will generate income and prestige for the capital.
U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes, who is overseeing a lawsuit brought by preservationists and golfers, issued an order last week mandating at least three days’ notice before any "irreparable modification" to the course and prohibiting further tree removal until Oct. 26. Reyes said she was "furious" with the government for cutting hundreds of trees without proper notice.
The government filed a motion on Friday seeking Reyes’s removal from the case, alleging she holds a "disdain for the Trump Administration." Reyes denied the motion and rejected the allegations. In response, Trump referred to the judge as a "crazed lunatic" in his social-media post.
The renovation, which could cost between $20 million and $49 million, aims to convert the public course into a professional-grade facility, a plan that critics say may limit affordable public access. Another hearing in the case is scheduled for later on Monday.