Trump Fells 430 Trees for DC Golf Course — SkimNews
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- Trump is felling 430 trees in the middle of a Washington, DC golf course to clear obstacles for a par-3 hole.
- Trump is attempting to convert a public space in DC into an enclave for elites, the author charges.
- The project is moving the US capital closer to Graceland — a privately-controlled estate — as a template for personal dominion over public land.
- The author's central question — whether the felling of trees for elite recreation merits public notice — frames the piece as a meditation on which environmental harms get heard.
Why it matters: The loss of 430 public trees to a single golf hole converts shared green space in the nation's capital into a privatized recreational amenity, and the author's Graceland framing reframes the project not as a course renovation but as the replacement of public commons with personal estate.
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