# Judge halts planned closure of Washington golf course and park

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/judge-blocks-trump-closure-of-trash-island-washington-dc-golf-course-on-sunday/
- Published: 2026-11-15T18:13:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T18:23:37+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6j9mn7l14y0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Americas, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- A judge has stopped the planned closure of East Potomac Golf Links.
- The ruling keeps the historic park open during the legal case.
- A separate inquiry is examining the conduct of government lawyers.

## Summary

Judge Ana Reyes has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from closing East Potomac Golf Links and its surrounding park for renovations, preserving public access while legal proceedings continue. In a 30-page decision, she said the government’s reasons for closing the site appeared pretextual and that officials had violated at least two federal laws to meet an arbitrary deadline.

President Donald Trump had planned to close the 106-year-old course for 15 months from 15 November, describing it as dilapidated and promising a renovation to tournament standards. The course is one of three public courses run by the National Park Service in Washington DC, about two miles south of the White House. The dispute began with a February lawsuit and intensified after hundreds of trees were cut down; Reyes has separately opened an inquiry into whether Justice Department attorneys misled the court or breached ethical rules.

## Coverage

- [BBC World: Judge halts planned closure of Washington golf course and park](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6j9mn7l14y0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)
- [PBS NewsHour: Trump blasts judge's 2-week halt to his Washington golf project and says administration will appeal](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-blasts-judges-2-week-halt-to-his-washington-golf-project-and-says-administration-will-appeal)

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