Trump moves on D.C. golf courses with notice to nonprofit [View all]

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Source: Washington Post

Trump moves on D.C. golf courses with notice to nonprofit

The administration puts the National Links Trust on the clock in a bid to take control of the city's three public golf courses.

December 13, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. EST Just now
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Views of the Washington Monument are part of the experience of playing East Potomac. (Barry Svrluga/The Washington Post)

By Rick Maese
https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/rick-maese/

The Trump administration issued a notice of default to the group that manages Washington's three municipal golf courses, escalating a behind-the-scenes struggle over who will control some of the District's most visible public land and effectively positioning the president to operate its public golf properties.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/13/trump-dc-golf-national-links-trust/

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East Potomac Park is where Trump dumped the rubble that used to be the East Wing of the White House.

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https://www.nationallinkstrust.org/

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I see now that The Wall Street Journal. broke the story on Friday evening.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-golf-dc-renovation-0536865a

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By Meridith McGraw
https://www.wsj.com/news/author/meridith-mcgraw
Updated Dec. 12, 2025 8:21 pm ET

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