Map Shows Trump's DC Makeover as He Sets Next Renovation Date
Summary
President Donald Trump has announced that renovations at the East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C., will begin on September 1. This project is part of a wider effort led by Trump to update several prominent public spaces in the capital, including the White House, the National Mall, and the Lincoln Memorial area, though some plans face legal challenges.Key Facts
- The East Potomac Golf Links, a public golf course over 100 years old, will start renovations on September 1.
- President Trump toured the golf course with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and golf architect Tom Fazio.
- Trump aims to make the golf course one of the best in the world and hopes it can host major golf tournaments.
- Renovations are also planned for the White House Ballroom, the National Mall, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and a new triumphal arch.
- The $400 million White House Ballroom project involves demolishing part of the East Wing and has faced lawsuits over historic preservation and lack of congressional approval.
- A nonprofit and local residents sued to block the East Potomac Golf Links project, but a deal allows the nonprofit to manage the course until renovations start.
- The triumphal arch project has preliminary approval but is challenged by a lawsuit from Vietnam War veterans.
- The National Garden of American Heroes, a statue project in West Potomac Park, is also being sued for violating rules about new monuments on the National Mall without Congress’s approval.
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