A golfer walks on the course in front of cut down trees at East Potomac Golf Links near Hains Point in Washington, DC, October 19, 2026. US President Donald Trump on October 18, 2026, unveiled his plans for overhauling a beloved municipal golf course in the US capital, a project already mired in a contentious legal fight. On Truth Social, Trump posted a mockup of an 18-hole course which would dramatically change the historic East Potomac Golf Links, saying construction is set to start in November. A federal judge last week excoriated the Trump administration for cutting down hundreds of trees at the golf course with less than a day's notice, in an apparent circumvention of her previous order requiring prior notification of such work. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)