Dem wants to keep Trump from buying DC golf course after federally funded renovations
Summary
Rep. Jared Huffman has asked congressional appropriators to add safeguards against President Donald Trump or his allies buying East Potomac Golf Course after taxpayer-funded repairs. Huffman says a federal law could let the Interior secretary sell the property through a private process, while Trump’s renovation plans face legal challenges and review by a federal commission.Key Facts
- Huffman, the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, wrote to leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations committees.
- Huffman said a federal law may allow the Interior secretary to sell National Park Service property in Washington that is no longer needed for public purposes, with approval from the National Capital Planning Commission.
- Huffman warned that the law could let Interior Secretary Doug Burgum solicit private buyers and select one.
- The administration has asked Congress for $500 million for National Park Service restoration and construction, including work on the seawall around East Potomac Park.
- Burgum said in a May social media post that the golf course project likely was not viable without repairing the seawall, according to Huffman’s letter.
- The National Capital Planning Commission is scheduled to consider Trump’s plans for the golf course and surrounding park on December 3.
- Trump has said work on the course would begin November 15, but the renovation plans face legal challenges.
- Trump’s administration has cut down more than 400 trees at the historic East Potomac Golf Links, according to the article.
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