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Park service could remove 500+ trees at golf course Trump wants to…

East Potomac Golf Links near the National Mall could lose over 500 trees as the Park Service says they don't contribute to the historic landscape.

On air: Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell on Meet the Pressure
Published 9:31 AM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

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First reported by The Washington Times: “Park service could remove more than 500 trees at historic golf course Trump wants to redesign”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 9:31 AM ET on Meet the Pressure, by Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell; aired 2 times.
Topics: Trump.

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The Washington TimesPark service could remove more than 500 trees at historic golf course Trump wants to redesign

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe National Park Service has begun a new round of tree cutting at a historic golf course near the National Mall.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorEast Potomac Golf Links could lose over five hundred trees in the project.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFortune reports the service says they do not contribute to the historic landscape.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe administration is turning the course into a championship-level layout. That is the plan the Trump administration is carrying out.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFive hundred trees. Judged on their contribution.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA tree with no contribution is a tree without a lobbyist.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOuch.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorComing up later, a news story vanished in under twenty-four hours. Why?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe trees, at least, were never asked to resign quietly.

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