Trump presses ahead with East Potomac Park golf course makeover amid oversight gaps

Trump plans to convert East Potomac Park’s public golf links into a championship course on National Park Service land, but two DC oversight bodies have not reviewed plans and key environmental/historic assessments are still pending. A court case seeks to block moves, new soil-testing disclosures raise questions, and critics warn public space and historic trees could be diminished, with a targeted opening in 2028.