# East Potomac golf course closure

News · Heat 1.1 / 10 · 2 shows · 14m airtime

On October 20, 2026, Trump posted that he would close East Potomac Park's golf course for 15 months to rebuild it as a championship-level course, after sharing a rendering the Sunday before. Reporting on the plan says the course closes November 15 and that it eliminates all public biking and walking trails. Late-night coverage treats the announcement as evidence Trump is out of touch, pairing it with his Rose Garden patio and helipad boasts and his $5,000 check promise in Georgia. No response from the course or D.C. officials has surfaced.

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## Segments

- [The Shotgun Start](https://boilpoints.com/u/theshotgunstart), 2026-10-19, 20:27 to 29:53: **Lays out the East Potomac takeover plan**. Lays out the takeover of East Potomac: the ripped-up National Links Trust lease, the November 15 closure, the Tom Fazio championship plan and the loss of the public trails. Frames it as the latest affordable municipal course lost to exclusive golf. New angle: East Potomac closes November 15 and the plan eliminates all public biking and walking trails.
- [Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast](https://boilpoints.com/u/latenightwithsethmeyerspodcast), 2026-10-20, 8:25 to 13:09: **Stacks the golf post against his other boasts**. Picks up Trump's post about closing the East Potomac Park course and stacks it against his Rose Garden patio and helipad boasts and the Georgia $5,000 check promise, reading the golf focus as proof he is out of touch two weeks before the midterms. New angle: Trump says he will close East Potomac Park's golf course for 15 months to build a championship-level course.