The facts
President Donald Trump announced on social media his intention to close the East Potomac Golf Course in Washington, D.C., starting November 15 for a 15-month renovation period. Trump stated the goal is to transform the course into one of the best globally, capable of hosting major tournaments like the U.S. Open and the Ryder Cup. He described the current course as 'old, broken, dilapidated, and of no further use or effect,' citing a collapsing seawall and disease-infested trees. This announcement follows a federal judge's order last week to halt redevelopment plans until at least October 26, after the government began large-scale tree removal with little notice. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes is expected to address the administration's request for her recusal at an upcoming hearing.
Our take
Here we fucking go. Donald Trump, the world's most famous golf-course grifter, has decided that the only thing standing between him and the 'Most Spectacular Golf Course anywhere in the World' is a pesky federal judge, some diseased trees, and the concept of affordable public recreation. So he's doing what any stable genius would do: throwing a tantrum on social media and declaring a 15-month hostage situation on a historic piece of land because his feelings got hurt by a collapsing seawall. The man looked at a public park and saw only a 'broken, dilapidated' canvas for his own gold-plated vanity project. What a colossal prick. His announcement is a masterclass in petulant, toddler-level logic: 'You said I can't cut down the trees *now*, so I'm going to close the whole fucking thing for over a year! That'll show 'em!' It's the political equivalent of shitting on the Monopoly board because you're losing. He can't bully Judge Ana Reyes into recusing herself fast enough, so he's preemptively torching the course itself, hoping everyone will blame the tree-huggers for the closure. Let's be clear: this 'renovation' is a con. It's about transforming a public space where normal people can afford to play into a private Trump-branded dick-measuring arena for hosting tournaments he'll never actually land. The Ryder Cup? At a Trump course embroiled in a lawsuit about illegal tree-chopping? Get the fuck out of here. This is all about his pathological need to stamp his name on everything he hasn't yet bankrupted, consequences and court orders be damned. The only thing 'of no further use or effect' here is Trump's respect for the law, public land, or basic fucking decency. What a cunt. He's not building a golf course; he's constructing a monument to his own fragile, shit-stained ego, and he's willing to piss away 15 months of public access to do it. Judge Reyes should make him personally water every single remaining blade of grass with his own cheap-ass Trump-brand vodka until the hearing. Asshole.
