WASHINGTON: A non-profit organization and two residents in Washington sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday seeking to stop its attempted overhaul of a more than a century-old public golf course, a court filing showed.
Since taking office in January 2025, Trump has targeted US cultural and historical institutions — from museums and monuments to national parks and arts centers — in an attempt to reshape them.
Late last year, the Trump administration canceled a lease held by the National Links Trust to oversee three public golf courses in Washington D.C., giving a fresh opportunity for Trump to put his stamp on a part of city life.
Trump’s Interior Department said it was terminating the 50-year-lease the group received in 2020 to run the golf courses. The agency accused NLT of failing to make required investments in the properties and to pay rent.
NLT disputed the allegations that it defaulted on its lease or had not paid what was required. It said the Interior Department provided little information about the issue.
