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President Trump criticized East Potomac Golf Links by referring to it as “Trash Island,” but golfers and officials say the course has improved.
It has been upgraded since 2020, but the Trump administration plans to transform it into a championship course. wapo.st/4isO48p
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New: Judge Ana Reyes, who's overseeing the East Potomac case, *denies* the Trump administration's request to remove her.
Reyes says she was indeed "furious" after the government cut down trees. But she says her conduct is OK + the Trump admin has created its own problems.
Local residents react to Trump closing/overhauling East Potomac: “Cowboy” Harris, 83, has been coming to Hains Point since he was 8 years old. “I think it’s a bunch of bulls---,” he said. Story from @JoeHeim and @merica washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
Breaking news: President Trump said that his administration has developed a plan to transform East Potomac Golf Links into a championship-level golf course, saying the historic public facility will close Nov. 15 and reopen approximately 15 months later. wapo.st/3U2ofTo
White House wouldn’t say this weekend whether the blurred photo on Trump’s desk last Thursday was East Potomac. Instead, @StevenCheung47 said The Post was “breathlessly obsessing over an innocuous photo” and suffering from “a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome”
Trump’s plan shrinks course from 36 holes to 18 but impacts more than golfers. It eliminates Ohio Drive, historic mini golf and a grove of Japanese cherry trees — reshaping space used by thousands of cyclists, runners, anglers, bird-watchers and picnickers wapo.st/47qaXDm
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Breaking news: President Trump said that his administration has developed a plan to transform East Potomac Golf Links into a championship-level golf course, saying the historic public facility will close Nov. 15 and reopen approximately 15 months later. wapo.st/3U2ofTo
Rick Maese retweeted
New: Katie Zacharia posted a pair of doctored photos of Trump’s desk.
Advocates say the photo edits were to hide a map of East Potomac Park ahead of court showdown on Monday.
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New tonight: Trump administration seeks to remove the federal judge who rebuked it over tree removal at East Potomac Golf Links.
“Judge Reyes’s behavior in this case is nothing short of egregious,” the government wrote. wapo.st/4yTFp4F
In a sharply worded filing on Friday, the government urged a federal judge to “end the drama now” and lift the temporary restraining order on the tree cutting at East Potomac Golf Links, accusing the court of overstepping its authority. washingtonpost.com/sports/20…
Satellite imagery shows how drastically parts of East Potomac Golf Links changed last weekend, before a federal judge put a temporary halt to the tree cutting there. Via @JohnMuyskens wizardry
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Today’s story has been updated with a statement from the Interior Dept. I don’t think they agree with the judge’s opinion.
A judge concluded that officials raced to remove about 430 trees at East Potomac because Trump demanded haste on his proposed golf-course redesign — not from “newfound zeal” to implement a years-old plan. She halted further cutting through Oct. 26. wapo.st/4zsx5Zr
A judge concluded that officials raced to remove about 430 trees at East Potomac because Trump demanded haste on his proposed golf-course redesign — not from “newfound zeal” to implement a years-old plan. She halted further cutting through Oct. 26. wapo.st/4zsx5Zr
NEW: Judge Reyes granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from cutting down any more trees at East Potomac Golf Links through Oct. 26. She also ordered three business days’ notice before any irreversible change to the course. Next hearing is Monday
A furious judge blasted Trump administration lawyers over tree cutting at East Potomac. “More than just being upset and furious right now, I’m just beyond disappointed in the government,” she said. Cutting is temporarily halted. More: wapo.st/4B0AQqP
A furious judge blasted Trump administration lawyers over tree cutting at East Potomac. “More than just being upset and furious right now, I’m just beyond disappointed in the government,” she said. Cutting is temporarily halted. More: wapo.st/4B0AQqP
Judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily halt all tree removal at East Potomac Golf Links, after plaintiffs said more than 500 trees were cut down Saturday and hundreds more are targeted. A hearing is skedded for this morning at 10. wapo.st/4B0AQqP
Lots of activity at East Potomac today. Trees are falling. Check out this video I just received
Beginning today, National Park Service crews will remove more than 500 trees at East Potomac Golf Links, according to a new filing in federal court.
The Park Service says the removals are part of an effort to restore the course’s historic character. wapo.st/4jOZkwP
Rick Maese retweeted
Years after he helped create the Superfans skit on SNL, Bob Odenkirk met the man himself. Mike Ditka.
“I told him there’s not a thing in my life that would impress my father as much as the fact that I got to meet you."
On Da Coach, Da Bears and Da Skit: chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…
Administration said in court filing late yesterday that a new round of tree-cutting begins today at East Potomac. More than 500 trees could come down. They say it’s for historic preservation— not related to Trump’s plans to overhaul the course
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Rick Maese retweeted
Tony Kornheiser & @RealMikeWilbon are consistently great on @PTI, but their best work is when they eulogize a legendary sports figure and put that person's life in perspective... just as they did when they wrote award-winning columns in their newspaper days.
Today on Mike Ditka:
Trump’s plan for an upscale golf course could destroy a D.C. haven for cyclists and runners. Administration won’t say what will become of Ohio Drive — Trump has told people he wants the loop road gone — stirring fears among those who use the space daily. wapo.st/46XeZTk
