A US federal judge has ordered Washington’s East Potomac Park to remain open, blocking Trump’s plan to renovate its public golf course
WASHINGTON: A US federal judge on Saturday ruled a park in the heart of Washington must remain open to the public, after President Donald Trump’s administration sought to close it for a planned renovation of a golf course.
An avid golfer who owns courses around the world, Trump aims to turn Washington’s East Potomac Golf Links, a public course with affordable rates, into a facility capable of hosting major championship-caliber events.
To that end, the Trump administration called for the November 15 closure of East Potomac Park, a 395-acre (160-hectare) park where the golf course is located, to begin construction.
