President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Sunday that the administration has developed a plan to redevelop the East Potomac Golf Links course in Washington, D.C., which has been at the center of a legal battle over his renovation plans.
\n\nTrump said that the Interior Department worked with golf course architect Tom Fazio to develop “a plan to build a World Class Championship Golf Course on the site of the current East Potomac Golf Links, located in Washington, D.C.”
\n\n“When completed, it will be open to the Public while, at the same time, designed to the Highest Level of Golf and able to hold World Class Tournaments such as the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship, the Ryder Cup, and the Presidents Cup,” Trump said in the post.
\n\nHe said that the renovations would begin on Nov. 15 and take about 15 months.
\n\nThe proposed renovation, though, has already been challenged in court by a preservation group and two D.C. residents.
\n\nLast week, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes forbade the administration from cutting down more trees at the course through Oct. 26. The administration had cut down hundreds of trees from the course, causing Reyes to hit back…
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