Opponents ask judge to stop Trump from closing historic D.C. golf course

The Washington Post · Rick Maese · 2026-11-05 22:00 UTC

The National Park Service has said East Potomac Park needs to close Nov. 15 because it is unsafe, but preservationists say the president just wants to start work on a new course.

The preservation groups seeking to halt President Donald Trump’s overhaul of East Potomac Golf Links asked a federal judge on Thursday to block the administration from closing the course and surrounding parkland as planned on Nov. 15, the latest salvo in the heated legal battle over the course’s future.

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