General Discussion

The DC Preservation League and two residents initially filed suit against the administration in February. The group’s latest filing asks U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, an appointee of former President Biden, to block the administration from dumping dirt, debris or refuse from the White House East Wing construction project at the course and from taking other steps to renovate it.

Construction crews have for months dumped debris from the East Wing demolition on East Potomac’s white course, with the orange pile sitting in the middle of the layout.

The Washington Post also reported Saturday that a top fundraiser for President Trump is seeking donations for a new nonprofit to fund the renovations at East Potomac, with renderings displaying a redesigned course.

“Despite attestations to the court, the Trump-Vance administration appears to be moving forward aggressively to shut down DC’s largest public golf course to explore another of the president’s pet projects to benefit himself,” Skye Perryman, the president and CEO of Democracy Forward, said in a Sunday release.