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A beloved D.C. golf course welcomes everyone. Of course, Trump wants to change that.

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Oct 21, 2026 1:36 PM

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The first time I went to East Potomac Golf Course, in D.C., it was immediately clear that this was the opposite of country club golf. This was in August 2018, my second year living in the city, and I had played most of my golf in the Montgomery County suburbs, where the courses were in nicer condition. East Potomac, which sits on a little human-made island across from the city’s Southwest Waterfront, didn’t have spotless fairways or perfectly mown rough.…