Trump admin cuts 500+ trees at East Potomac Golf Links

Q: Did the Trump administration have 60 cherry blossom trees cut down in D.C. to build a golf course? A: In what the Department of Interior called “routine maintenance,” about 60 trees were removed from East Potomac Park, according to the ...

1, we have found no evidence to support the claim, nor any examples of news media outlets reporting that dozens of cherry trees were removed from East Potomac Park, including any that arrived from Japan in 1910 or 1912.

In July 2026, social media users claimed U.S. President Donald Trump's administration was looking to cut down Washington, D.C.'s, oldest cherry blossom tree, or trees, to build a new Trump golf course.

A downed tree at East Potomac Golf Links last month. (Matt McClain/For The Washington Post) ... The Trump administration says it still has no final plan to remake East Potomac Golf Links.

Facing a federal lawsuit over the proposed golf course renovation, the Trump administration notified a federal judge about the tree-clearing operation because the court requested updates if the administration planned to “conduct any imminent, ...

Lawyers for the administration revealed at the time that about 150 trees were already cut down. After the 169 trees in a part of the course nicknamed “Trash Island” are removed, another 90 will be cleared out at a later date, the NPS said ...

The National Park Service has begun a new round of tree-cutting at a historic golf course near the White House as the Trump administration proceeds with a plan to renovate the East Potomac Golf Links into a championship-level course

WTOP/Jimmy Alexander Crews cut down trees at the East Potomac Golf Links in D.C. on Oct. 10, 2026. A total of 169 trees were slated for removal, the National Park Service said. WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service has begun a new round ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — Work is underway at East Potomac Park, but the larger overhaul of the historic East Potomac Golf Links has not yet begun. More than 60 trees have been removed in recent days as President Donald Trump’s administration ...

A golfer pauses near recently cut ... (AP Photo/Nathan Howard) License this photo Read More · Park service could remove more than 500 trees at historic golf course Trump wants to redesign...

More than 500 trees could be removed from East Potomac Park, according to a new court filing from the Department of the Interior.

10, 2026, in Washington.AP Photo/Nathan ... course near the National Mall as the Trump administration proceeds with a plan to renovate the East Potomac Golf Links into a championship-level course....