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Trump Says East Potomac Renovation Will Proceed Despite Judge's Order

President Trump said the East Potomac Park renovation will proceed as scheduled despite a federal judge's order halting future work at the site, according to The Hill.

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From the pages of The American Intelligencer.

- President Trump said his plan to redevelop East Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., and renovate the public golf course there will be carried out as scheduled despite a federal judge's order halting future work at the site, The Hill reported. The report's headline says the order blocks the closure of the golf course.

The Hill reported that Trump made the statement in a Truth Social post late Monday. According to the report's summary, the post said "we are closing the East" before the excerpt ends, so the remainder of the post is not reflected in the summary.

The Hill's headline refers to an order blocking the golf course closure, while its summary says the order halts future work at the site. The two descriptions appear to refer to the same order, but the summary does not say whether the golf course closure is the only work the order covers.

The Hill's summary does not identify the court that issued the order, the date it was entered, or the parties to the case. It also does not say whether the administration plans to appeal, or what work, if any, has already taken place at the park.

The Hill's summary describes the site as a public park in Washington, D.C., and says the plan covers redevelopment of the park along with renovation of its public golf course. It does not give the cost of the project or any timetable beyond the scheduled work Trump referenced.

The article's web address describes the court action as an injunction, a term the summary does not use in its text. The Hill identifies Dominick Mastrangelo as the author of the report.

Sources: The Hill: Trump says East Potomac renovation will proceed despite judge’s order blocking golf course closure.