The Interior Department will shrink the facility from 36 holes to 18 during a approximately 15 month closure for a redesign by Tom Fazio. The new layout eliminates Ohio Drive, a grove of cherry trees and public spaces at Hains Point, according to the plan released on Trump's website. This announcement follows scrutiny of photos posted by former press secretary Katie Zacharia that blurred the same site map before it was officially unveiled.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Judge Orders US Govt to Explain East Potomac Golf Closure
US Politics2 days ago
The U.S. Justice Department must tell a federal court by 8 p.m. Sunday why it set a November 15 closure date for the East Potomac Golf Links after previously arguing that the redevelopment was only a concept. Judge Reyes issued the order and required Associate AG Stan Woodward to attend a hearing on Monday to address the contradiction between the government's recent court filings and President Trump's public announcement of the project's firm timeline.
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