Trump says DC residents will receive 50% discount at Potomac golf course

President Donald Trump trashed the current state of the East Potomac Golf Links golf course on Saturday afternoon before announcing that residents of the broader Washington, D.C., area will play at the renovated version of the course for half off.“Very importantly, also, is that anyone living in the Washington D.C. area will be given a 50% discount on any and all Rates charged,” Trump said after dubbing the course “Trash Island.” Trump has made renovating monuments and landmarks around the nation’s capital a core aspect of his second term, as he has fought opponents over the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool, a new ballroom at the White House, and other local projects.“Trash Island is currently the Worst Golf Course anywhere in the World,” Trump said, “but the Department of the Interior is going to make it into the Best Golf Course anywhere in the World.” Trump’s announcement comes amid a bitter legal battle over the administration’s plans to renovate the course. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, has argued with Justice Department lawyers about how the administration has communicated about its plans and the removal of trees from the property.“Unfortunately, Judge Ana Reyes doesn’t want us to quickly and inexpensively fix up the Course which is, also, very dangerous — The Fairways are far too close together,” Trump said. “When you walk down the corridors of Trash Island, you don’t hear the sound of the running Potomac, all you hear is the sound of people screaming, ‘FORE!’ In any event, we’re making progress, and hopefully the Judge will agree that the Dignity, Beauty, and Importance of Washington, D.C., will be greatly enhanced by this soon to be beautiful Project.”JUDGE GRILLS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ON SUDDEN UPCOMING CLOSURE OF EAST POTOMAC PARKTrump has previously cited the course’s run-down nature as justification for the proposed changes and says it will attract “the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship, the Ryder Cup, and the Presidents Cup.” Trump has said construction on the course will begin on Sunday, Nov. 15, and that the project will take fifteen months to complete.A rendering of the redesign Trump posted last month shows the existing three 9-hole courses would be replaced by one 18-hole championship course.