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President Donald Trump is transforming the East Potomac public golf course into something a whole lot pricier \u2014 and the former golfers there, young and old alike, describe it as a \u201creal loss for a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019ll be a real loss for a lot of people in the city,\u201d Bryan King, a 68-year-old Virginia mural painter, told The New York Times. He was joined by his son Eamon, both there to play before Trump\u2019s planned renovations to the golf course make it unaffordable to working-class Americans.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s plenty of very expensive country clubs in this area already. This has always been kind of, like, the people\u2019s course,\u201d Eamon King told The Times. The venerable newspaper reported that Trump\u2019s \u201ctrucks drove onto the golf course and, somewhere between the fourth and ninth holes, began dumping mounds and mounds of [mud]. Tiny bits of rebar, wiring and specks of white plaster poked out from the piles.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cmystery mud,\u201d it soon turned out, was the remains of the East Wing that Trump had demolished days earlier to build a White House ballroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis destruction of one piece of Washington history heralded his destruction of another,\u201d the Times wrote. In addition to the loss of valuable history, the Times reported that many locals are \u201cprofoundly depress[ed]\u201d that \u201cthe billionaire president who operates more than a dozen of his own gold-plated golf clubs\u201d is going to turn the affordable East Potomac course \u201cinto a baby Bedminster.\u201d For example, the cheapest option for a round of golf on a day at Trump National Doral in Miami is $215, including $24 for a hot dog.<\/p>\n

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Trump\u2019s East Potomac overhaul is also controversial because Trump says he wants to host major tournaments there. Top golf course architects agree that is not feasible.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a crazy idea,\u201d Mark A. Mungeam, president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, told The Times.<\/p>\n

In order to wrest control of the East Potomac golf course away from the general public, Trump has battled with a nonprofit called the National Links Trust which has as its mission statement that of \u201cpositively impacting our community and changing lives through affordable and accessible municipal golf.\u201d The Trust protested when Trump canceled the 50-year lease that they shared with Washington on the grounds (which the Trust claims are spurious) that they have failed to uphold their end of the contract.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Links Trust is devastated by the Trump administration\u2019s decision to terminate our 50-year lease with the National Park Service,\u201d the Trust said in a statement. \u201cSince taking over stewardship of Rock Creek, East Potomac, and Langston courses five years ago, NLT has consistently complied with all lease obligations as we work to ensure the brightest possible future for public golf in DC.\u201d Other experts have raised questions about the legality and necessity of Trump\u2019s East Potomac golf course changes. For example Garrett Morrison, of Fried Egg Golf, a ten-year-old newsletter for golf fans, wrote that “to me, the claim that the NLT is millions of dollars behind on rent doesn\u2019t appear to hold any water.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Other public figures have also denounced Trump\u2019s golf policies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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