President Donald Trump unloaded on U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes Saturday after the Biden appointee blocked his administration from closing East Potomac Park, the nearly 400-acre riverside site Trump has repeatedly branded “Trash Island,” just one day before it was scheduled to shut down for a major overhaul.
Trump took to Truth Social to slam the course as “the Worst Golf Course anywhere in the World,” calling out dangerous fairways packed too close together and accusing Reyes of standing in the way of a quick, inexpensive fix.
He posted photos of the dilapidated site and vowed that Washington-area residents would get a 50 percent discount on “any and all Rates charged” once the renovated facility opens.
Trump has long said the rebuilt course, designed with input from golf architect Tom Fazio, would eventually host major events including the PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup, bringing prestige and economic development back to the capital.
Trump wrote:
“Trash Island is currently the Worst Golf Course anywhere in the World, but the Department of the Interior is going to make it into the Best Golf Course anywhere in the World.
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.
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.
Trash Island, after years of laughter and scorn, will evolve into something very special, something which the Judge will be able to take great pride in seeing!
All over the World it will be acclaimed as being the Best Golf Course anywhere, attracting the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship, the Ryder Cup, and the Presidents Cup, with all of the Economic Development that will bring.
Very importantly, also, is that anyone living in the D.C. area will be given a 50% discount on any and all Rates charged. The Department of the Interior has done a magnificent job of cleaning, fixing, renovating, and rebuilding 83 Fountains, Monuments, and Statues throughout our beautiful Capital.
Even the Reflecting Pool, which hasn’t worked properly since its building in 1922, is open, beautiful, and working as it was always expected to do.
Perhaps most importantly, Crime in Washington, D.C., is down 91%, A RECORD, and the People are happy and safe again! The Department of the Interior’s Golf Project will greatly enhance everything else that has already taken place in the last two year period. Everyone is proud and grateful again!”
The project is part of Trump’s broader initiative to restore and beautify Washington, D.C., including its monuments, fountains, parks, and historic landmarks.
Administration officials maintain that deteriorating infrastructure, a failing seawall, and safety risks require immediate closure of the historic public park.
Meanwhile, Uruguayan-born judge Reyes is escalating her confrontation with the Trump Justice Department.
During a lengthy hearing on Friday, the Biden-appointed judge warned that she would initiate sanctions proceedings within a “zeptosecond” if evidence emerged that government officials had destroyed documents related to the renovation project.
Reyes has also pushed forward with an inquiry into whether government attorneys misled the court about the administration’s renovation plans.
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The judge has proposed appointing Jessie Liu, a former U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, to investigate potential ethics violations. The Justice Department has challenged the need for the investigation and the proposed appointment.
No findings of document destruction or attorney misconduct have been established.
In October, the administration removed hundreds of trees, reports put the number around 400–500, over a single weekend, prompting Reyes to issue emergency orders and a blistering preliminary injunction.
She accused officials of racing to clear land because of Trump’s redesign timeline rather than any routine maintenance, calling the pace “breakneck” and the environmental review nonexistent.
The Gateway Pundit previously covered the furious hearing in which Reyes excoriated DOJ lawyers, declaring the government had “done its absolute worst.”
Trump first highlighted the project publicly after a June tour with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Fazio, announcing plans to transform the “dilapidated, worn out, and very dangerous” East Potomac Golf Links into “one of the Greatest Golf Courses anywhere in the World” capable of hosting the U.S. Open, Ryder Cup, and PGA Championship.
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