Trump doubles down on golf course renovation plan as legal battle continues

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President Donald Trump early Monday doubled down on his plan to close and renovate a Washington, DC, golf course , saying construction would begin “IMMEDIATELY” despite a judge’s order to provide three days’ notice ahead of any construction.

Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that the government does not “need an approval” to proceed with the construction.

“Work is scheduled to begin IMMEDIATELY! The finished product will be World Class, and bring income and great prestige back to D.C.,” he wrote.

The president had previously said on Sunday that construction would begin next month.

But his plan to renovate the golf course is already the subject of a legal fight as preservationists and golfers seek to stop the president from changing the public park.

US District Judge Ana C. Reyes, who is overseeing the case, issued an order last week that requires the government to give at least three days’ notice before making any “irreparable modification” to the course.

Her ruling followed a testy hearing in which she said she was “furious” with the government for removing hundreds of trees without proper notice. The government claimed the removals were routine maintenance unrelated to any plan to renovate the golf course. Reyes ordered that no more trees be cut down before October 26.

The government on Friday filed a motion asking for Reyes’ removal from the case , accusing her of having a “disdain for the Trump Administration.” Reyes denied that motion and refuted the government’s claims against her.

In his Monday post to Truth Social, Trump disparaged Reyes a “crazed lunatic.”

Another hearing in the case is scheduled to be held later on Monday.

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周一早些时候，唐纳德·特朗普总统再次重申了他关闭和翻新华盛顿特区高尔夫球场的计划，称尽管法官下令任何施工都必须提前三天发出通知，但施工仍将“立即”开始。

特朗普在 Truth Social 上发帖称，政府“不需要批准”就可以继续进行建设。

“工程计划立即开工！最终成果将达到世界一流水平，为华盛顿特区带来收入和巨大声望，”他写道。

总统此前在周日表示，工程将于下个月开工。

但他的高尔夫球场改造计划已经引发了一场法律诉讼，因为文物保护人士和高尔夫球手试图阻止总统改变这个公共公园。

负责审理此案的美国地区法官安娜·C·雷耶斯上周发布了一项命令，要求政府在对球场进行任何“不可挽回的修改”之前，至少提前三天发出通知。

在一次气氛紧张的听证会上，她表示对政府在未事先通知的情况下砍伐数百棵树木感到“愤怒”。政府则声称，这些砍伐是例行维护，与高尔夫球场翻新计划无关。雷耶斯法官下令，在10月26日之前不得再砍伐任何树木。

周五，政府提交动议，要求将雷耶斯从该案中撤换，指控她“蔑视特朗普政府”。雷耶斯否认了该动议，并反驳了政府对她的指控。

特朗普周一在 Truth Social 上发帖，贬低雷耶斯是“疯狂的疯子”。

该案的另一次听证会定于周一晚些时候举行。