Trump's Elite Golf Vision Could Kill Public Access at Hains Point

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Trump's Elite Golf Vision Could Kill Public Access at Hains Point

Arts & Culture
When:
May 7, 2026 · 7:00 AM
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City Cast DC
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City Cast DC

Does Donald Trump want to hijack a DC municipal golf course from the middle class and hand it over to the rich? That’s what critics of his plans for East Potomac Park say — and their suspicions got stronger last weekend, when new renderings emerged that show humble old Hains Point as an elite golf course — with no bike lane, playground, minigolf, or old men fishing, all the stuff that makes the place a part of DC life. The Washington Post’s Rick Maese has been covering the story. Want some more

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