The Trump administration just cut down a century’s worth of history at a D.C. golf course

Hundreds of historic trees were removed from the federal grounds. Those roots told a story.

Felled trees are visible on East Potomac Golf Course on October 10, 2026, in Washington, D.C. The National Park Service confirmed in a filing that it had marked more than 500 trees for removal as the Trump administration mulls over a renovation for the course. [Photo: Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images]

Workers removed more than 500 trees over the weekend at a Washington, D.C., golf course that President Donald Trump is working to remodel. It happened like many of his other design projects around town: suddenly and without permission.

Preservationists asked a judge Sunday to........

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