President Donald Trump, from right, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum tour the East Potomac Park golf course, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
A motorcade for President Donald Trump arrives to tour East Potomac Park golf course, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump speaks following a tour of the East Potomac Park golf course, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump's motorcade travels in a loop around Memorial Circle near Arlington National Cemetery, en route to the White House following a tour of the East Potomac Park golf course, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump rides in his limousine as he leaves Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George speaks to the crowd after winning D.C. Mayor primary election during an election night party at the Howard Theatre Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday surveyed several of his construction projects around the nation's capital, suggesting afterward that his redevelopment of the East Potomac Golf Links would enable it to host a premier tournament.
“When completed, this Course will have the ability to host Major Golf Tournaments, including The U.S. Open, The Ryder Cup, The PGA Championship, and other top PGA Tour events,†Trump posted on social media.
Trump toured the course with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, various aides and the golf course architect Tom Fazio and his son, Gavin Fazio. The president's redevelopment of the course is subject to a lawsuit in U.S. District Court.
It's unclear when the course could host any major tournaments, as locations are chosen several years ahead of the events. Locations for the U.S. Open are scheduled through 2051, while the PGA Championship is set through 2035, according to the tournaments' websites.
Trump complained in his post about the condition of the grass and the sprinkler system for the public golf course, but debris from has also been dumped on the grounds. The said last month that the debris tested positive for lead, chromium and other toxic metals.
Trump said in his post that work on the golf course would begin on Sept. 1. The president also toured updates to Lafayette Park on the north side of the White House and had his motorcade drive around where he plans to build a .
The president also said in a separate post that he would meet with Janeese Lewis George, who won the . Trump in his post called Lewis George a “Communist."
At a news conference Thursday, Lewis George said that as the next likely mayor that she would “work with anyone including the president for the best interest of D.C. residents†but stressed that she would not comply “in advance†to requests from the administration that could compromise the locally elected government.
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