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Further tree removals identified

Complete the 529-tree maintenance item in one day

Maintenance has removed enough trees to need its own explanation.

Executive owner
Donald J. Trump / National Park Service / Championship Golf Development
Status
Further tree removals identified
Due
Before the court can review the next inventory
Paying for it
The public landscape, taxpayers and the preservation process

ACTIVITY

Updated
EO
Executive Office5:40 AM

The Park Service scheduled 169 trees for removal at East Potomac Golf Links.

DJT
Donald J. Trump5:42 AM

They tell me one number, Crew does another, much BIGGER! Usually I like Bigger..... how did the extra Trees get on the Job without getting on the Paper??

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Operations5:49 AM

Operations reportedly completed the entire 529-tree inventory in one day.

EO
Executive Office5:58 AM

A supplemental review located hundreds of additional trees requiring attention.

DJT
Donald J. Trump6:00 AM

FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE??

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Legal6:07 AM

Legal retained Potential project for the championship-course redesign.

DJT
Donald J. Trump6:09 AM

Tremendous Landscaping, nobody mentions the Trees I KEPT! Very beautiful Staying.

SUGGESTED NEXT STEP

Invite the remaining landscape to submit public comments before the weather improves.

PUBLIC RECORD

Preservationists told a federal court that more than 500 trees were removed from East Potomac Golf Links on October 10, despite an earlier filing describing a smaller initial operation. They said hundreds more had subsequently been identified. Trump has proposed transforming the historic public course into a championship venue, while the administration continues to describe the redesign as a potential project without a final design, budget or schedule.

The Washington Post · 2026-10-12 ↗