Park service may remove 500 trees at golf course Trump wants…
The National Park Service has begun a new round of cutting at East Potomac Golf Links near the National Mall; the trees were not consulted.
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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 Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 9:17 PM ET on The Pile-On, by Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell; aired 2 times.
- Topics: Trump.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe National Park Service has started a new round of tree cutting at the East Potomac Golf Links, near the National Mall.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMore than five hundred trees could go. The plan is a championship-level course.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFive hundred trees get fired and none of them even got a performance review. Rough.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThey say those trees do not contribute to the historic landscape, according to Fortune.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI say every tree contributes shade, and a golf course is basically a very organized picnic.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWho decides which tree contributes?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA tree that doesn't contribute is just a guy in the group chat who only posts thumbs up. Remove him.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThumbs up is contributing!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPlease don't defend the trees by comparing them to Kenji's friends.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFive hundred trees, no severance, no statement. Somebody's lawyer is a squirrel.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA squirrel with a really good case.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHundreds of trees, one golf course, and the panel is now representing wildlife. My take: nobody here is qualified to rate a tree.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI rate them ten out of ten.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFinal advisory of the night, Hank: this block is now officially post-tropical.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFinally. Accurate.
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