Donald Trump has offered no clear identity for the White House employee he says suffered a golf injury at a Washington, D.C., course. When reporters pressed him for details, the president shifted the discussion toward the facility’s condition. He also talked about his plans to transform it.
What Donald Trump told reporters about East Potomac Golf Links
The exchange followed a late-night Truth Social post in which Donald Trump claimed a staffer had been injured. He claimed a golf ball hit an individual “violently in the chest” at East Potomac Golf Links. Asked Thursday who had been injured, he gave a rambling answer instead of identifying the person.
“Oh, many people,” Trump replied before explaining that the course was dangerous because its holes sat too close together. He called the facility “obsolete” and moved on to his plans for a new venue. Trump added that the country would get “something great” capable of hosting “top tournaments here.”
The president’s focus on the course comes as his administration faces a legal fight over its redevelopment. Trump wants to replace the existing public facility with a championship-level destination that could host elite events such as the U.S. Open and the Ryder Cup. His administration maintains that renovations must continue and says the course will close Nov. 15 (via The Daily Beast).
Trump has repeatedly blamed the course’s condition for the need to act. In his Wednesday post, he described East Potomac as “highly dangerous, dilapidated, and absolutely disgusting.” He pointed to damaged wood, exposed nails, and concerns about the driving range building’s structural stability.
He also warned that Judge Ana Reyes, who is overseeing the legal challenge, would be responsible if anyone suffered serious harm. “We will hold the judge, Ana C. Reyes, fully responsible for anybody who is hurt or killed, on this very dangerous, dilapidated, and unsightly Golf Course,” Trump said.
Reyes has challenged the administration’s approach. On Monday, she issued a 70-page ruling ordering officials to stop cutting down trees after the Interior Department removed 500 trees at the site without permission.
